Today the Church remembers St. James the Apostle. James, and his brother John, were Zebedee’s sons and were part of the original twelve disciples of Jesus. Together with Peter, they were present at the Transfiguration.
Jesus nicknamed the two brothers “the sons of thunder” maybe because they were stubborn, hot-tempered, and impulsive. You may recall the account of the time Jesus and the disciples were refused the hospitality of a Samaritan village, and James and John proposed to call down fire from heaven on the village. Another time, they asked Jesus for a special place of honor in the Kingdom. Jesus told them that they would have to suffer.
James’ death is recorded in chapter 12 of the Acts of the Apostles. It was right before Passover when King Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great (who you may recall ordered the deaths of all of the boys under the age of 2 in order to kill Jesus), ordered James beheaded. He was the first of the Twelve to give his life because of his faith in Jesus.
Let us pray: O gracious God, we remember before you today your servant and apostle James, first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom for the Name of Jesus Christ; and we pray that you will pour out upon the leaders of your Church that spirit of self-denying service by which alone they may have true authority among your people; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Adult Christian Formation: Join us for the last gathering in the series on heaven and hell, Angels with Harps or Demons with Pitchforks, Or Something Else, on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. in the nave.
UBE Youth at St. Augustine from 31 July to 1 August: The Union of Black Episcopalians Youth will stay with us at St. Augustine to learn their history and the place of this Church in the Diocese of Texas, and to use our facilities as a base of operations as they do mission work at St. Vincent's House. Corlie Jackson has asked us to feed our visitors on Sunday morning. She does not have an exact number yet, but she also said that the UBE would pay for the food.
Kitchen Shower: First weekend in August.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED VALERIE BOYER TO REALIZE HER STUDY TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE.
The Feast Day of St. Augustine & Blessing of the New Facilities:
Dinner celebration on Saturday, 28 August 2010
Eucharist, Sunday, 29 August 2010
PLEASE REMEMBER ALL THOSE ON OUR PRAYER LIST and especially:
Russ Viska who had a double bypass
Sue and Sean Coleman
Roylene Lemons
Baby Hayden and for his mother, Clarrissa Blevins
Gladys Simon
Cindi Clack
Let us pray for all of those serving in the Armed Forces, especially:
Lewis Lemons
Brian Taylor
Lt. Col. Bryan Leslie Runion
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
Jesus nicknamed the two brothers “the sons of thunder” maybe because they were stubborn, hot-tempered, and impulsive. You may recall the account of the time Jesus and the disciples were refused the hospitality of a Samaritan village, and James and John proposed to call down fire from heaven on the village. Another time, they asked Jesus for a special place of honor in the Kingdom. Jesus told them that they would have to suffer.
James’ death is recorded in chapter 12 of the Acts of the Apostles. It was right before Passover when King Herod Agrippa I, the grandson of Herod the Great (who you may recall ordered the deaths of all of the boys under the age of 2 in order to kill Jesus), ordered James beheaded. He was the first of the Twelve to give his life because of his faith in Jesus.
Let us pray: O gracious God, we remember before you today your servant and apostle James, first among the Twelve to suffer martyrdom for the Name of Jesus Christ; and we pray that you will pour out upon the leaders of your Church that spirit of self-denying service by which alone they may have true authority among your people; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Adult Christian Formation: Join us for the last gathering in the series on heaven and hell, Angels with Harps or Demons with Pitchforks, Or Something Else, on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. in the nave.
UBE Youth at St. Augustine from 31 July to 1 August: The Union of Black Episcopalians Youth will stay with us at St. Augustine to learn their history and the place of this Church in the Diocese of Texas, and to use our facilities as a base of operations as they do mission work at St. Vincent's House. Corlie Jackson has asked us to feed our visitors on Sunday morning. She does not have an exact number yet, but she also said that the UBE would pay for the food.
Kitchen Shower: First weekend in August.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED VALERIE BOYER TO REALIZE HER STUDY TRIP TO CAMBRIDGE.
The Feast Day of St. Augustine & Blessing of the New Facilities:
Dinner celebration on Saturday, 28 August 2010
Eucharist, Sunday, 29 August 2010
PLEASE REMEMBER ALL THOSE ON OUR PRAYER LIST and especially:
Russ Viska who had a double bypass
Sue and Sean Coleman
Roylene Lemons
Baby Hayden and for his mother, Clarrissa Blevins
Gladys Simon
Cindi Clack
Let us pray for all of those serving in the Armed Forces, especially:
Lewis Lemons
Brian Taylor
Lt. Col. Bryan Leslie Runion
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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