Work is sacred. It is made holy because when we work we participate in God’s creative power. It is made holy because Christ himself worked as a τεκτων (“tekton”) meaning a skilled worker, craftsman, or carpenter. The Benedictines also treat work as sacred. If work is sacred, so is the worker. On this Labor Day, let us remember that our work is made holy by Christ. Let us remember that workers are also holy.
Let us pray: Lord God of creation, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, worked in a carpenter shop alongside Joseph in Nazareth. Jesus made work holy by blessing it when he engaged in it. May the Holy Spirit sanctify the work of our hands and minds, and bless all those who work, and all those who are out of work but desire to work. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Sunday, 12 September 2010 after the service, we will celebrate the Rev. Helen Appelberg’s 80th birthday at Grace Episcopal Church’s Jinkins Hall after the 9:00 a.m. service at St. Augustine’s.
Sunday, 19 September 2010, Rally Day. You might be surprised to find out that you already participate in a ministry at the Church. Come and discover what is going on and what you can do.
25 September, Celebration at St. Vincent’s House at 10 a.m.
25 September, the Opening of the Second Annual St. Augustine Art Show. This year’s theme is “Spirit”.
26 September at 9 a.m. at St. Augustine’s Eucharist Rite II celebrating St. Vincent’s House.
2 October 2010, the St. Augustine Fish Fry! It’s back, and it will be done in conjunction with the Second Annual St. Augustine Art Show. Tickets go on sale soon.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST, especially those serving in the Armed Forces at home or abroad, the chronically ill, people undergoing special medical concerns, those who care for the elderly, those who are traveling, and those who have no one to pray for them.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
Let us pray: Lord God of creation, your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, worked in a carpenter shop alongside Joseph in Nazareth. Jesus made work holy by blessing it when he engaged in it. May the Holy Spirit sanctify the work of our hands and minds, and bless all those who work, and all those who are out of work but desire to work. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS:
Sunday, 12 September 2010 after the service, we will celebrate the Rev. Helen Appelberg’s 80th birthday at Grace Episcopal Church’s Jinkins Hall after the 9:00 a.m. service at St. Augustine’s.
Sunday, 19 September 2010, Rally Day. You might be surprised to find out that you already participate in a ministry at the Church. Come and discover what is going on and what you can do.
25 September, Celebration at St. Vincent’s House at 10 a.m.
25 September, the Opening of the Second Annual St. Augustine Art Show. This year’s theme is “Spirit”.
26 September at 9 a.m. at St. Augustine’s Eucharist Rite II celebrating St. Vincent’s House.
2 October 2010, the St. Augustine Fish Fry! It’s back, and it will be done in conjunction with the Second Annual St. Augustine Art Show. Tickets go on sale soon.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST, especially those serving in the Armed Forces at home or abroad, the chronically ill, people undergoing special medical concerns, those who care for the elderly, those who are traveling, and those who have no one to pray for them.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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