XXVII Pentecost

Let Us Pray For…

Cranmer House
The Rt. Rev. Royal U. Grote, Jr. (President)
The Very Rev. Dr. Curtis Crenshaw (Dean)

Nashotah House
The Very Rev. Dr. Robert S. Munday (Dean and President)


Prayer Petitions
May Cranmer House and Nashotah House continue to produce godly people to serve Christ in his Church. May these leaders save us from false christs and false prophets. May they teach us and guide us so that we are not swayed by the signs, wonders, and guidance of false gospels, and that we may at last be gathered from the four winds on that Great Day.

WHS

From the Scriptures
“Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather.

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.”

Matthew 24:23-31 (ESV)

A Guiding Prayer
O God, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of eternal life; Grant us, we beseech thee, that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves, even as he is pure; that, when he shall appear again with power and great glory, we may be made like unto him in his eternal and glorious kingdom; where with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy Ghost, he liveth and reigneth ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

“The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany,” The Book of Common Prayer (USA, 1928)

A Heritage Reflection
“We are distinguished by our strong commitment to the Holy Scriptures as God’s infallible Word, our adherence to the theology of the English Reformation as expressed in the historic Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, and our commitment to the worship and polity of the greater Anglican tradition.

“We strive to produce Biblically grounded, orthodox, and successful priests who are excellent pastors and exceptional preachers. This emphasis is reflected in the heavy concentration in Scripture, pastoral theology, and homiletic instruction. We are also committed to the equipping of lay leaders for Kingdom work.”

from the Mission statement of Cranmer House

“Nashotah has given the Church in American some of the finest scholars and teachers in the Episcopal Church, and at the present time is sending out priests who know the deep things of Christian orthodoxy and at the same time are sensitive to the contemporary world and its needs.”

Archbishop Michael Ramsey (1904-1988)
100th Archbishop of Canterbury
1967