Just a brief update for all of our members and friends:
We will not be gathering this coming Sunday (October 22). My wife and I are happy to announce that we'll be slightly pre-occupied, having just welcomed our son, Brendan, into the world. We covet your prayers for a safe delivery, and look foward to celebrating his arrival with all of you on Sunday, October 30th at our normal time.
Blessings,
Rob+
Parish News: July 19, 2011
Summer vacations come and go, but our worship of God continues. For the remainder of the summer we will continue to meet at the pastor's residence as we build up our funds for a planned move this fall to a new location.
We are also looking forward to resuming our classes on the Liturgy this weekend (Sunday, July 24th) immediately after our worship and fellowship time. Please join us!
Time Change
In response to requests from the congregation, Saint Boniface will meet for worship at 10:30 AM on Sunday mornings beginning Sunday, June 19.
A Prayer for the Holy Spirit
The following prayer, ascribed to Basil the Great, is traditionally used in the Eastern Churches each day in their time of mid-morning prayer. It is a helpful reminder of our calling to open ourselves to the indwelling and transformation of the Holy Spirit each and every day.
Let us pray.
Lord God, source of true peace, you once sent the gift of your Holy Spirit in fiery tongues to enlighten your apostles, empowering them to proclaim the Gospel in word and in deed. May the same Spirit teach us, sinners though we are, how and for what we ought to pray. Guide our lives, O calm haven of the storm-tossed, and reveal the way in which we should walk. Renew in us a right spirit and steady our minds, so that guided and guarded each day by your good Spirit, we may be enabled to share your truth and live out your commandments, always remembering that your glorious presence beholds all our deeds. Do not let us be deceived by the corrupting delights of this world, but rather strengthen in us the desire to attain the treasures of the world to come. Amen.
Parish News: June 8, 2011
This coming Sunday we will celebrate the great festival of the Church known as Pentecost; commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the first followers of Christ. Just as those followers were empowered for mission and ministry, we too are called by the Spirit to live out our faith in a manner that is life changing, both for ourselves and for those around us.
This week has given us what may seem to be a bit of a challenge in this regard. Unexpectedly, the landlord for our Church building was given an offer on the building that hinged on immediate occupancy. As a result, on Wednesday, June 8th, we were placed in the very difficult position of having to leave our building in Whiteland.
Beginning this Sunday, will will be meeting in Bargersville at the Parsonage. You can follow this link to see a map. For the time being, Divine Service will continue to start at 10 AM, and we will have our Pentecost BBQ this Sunday as planned.
This may seem like a setback, but I am pleased to report that every core member of our congregation has committed to remaining with us during this time of transition. God has called us to fellowship with him and has called us to walk that journey of fellowship with one another. As we witness with awe this coming Sunday the empowerment of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the Apostles, let us also witness how God preserves and defends his people - even today - against every assault of the enemy!
See you Sunday, and don't forget your sides!
Rob+
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