Today the Church commemorates St. Ninian who is known as the first saint of Scotland. In his Ecclesiastical History of the English Peoples, Venerable Bede told us that Ninian lived around the 4th century and that he was the son of a converted chieftain of the Cumbrian Britons. Ninian studied in Rome and was ordained a priest and then consecrated a bishop and he returned to evangelize his native Britain.
Ninian had his church built by masons from St. Martin's Monastery in Tours, France, which became known as The Great Monastery and was the center of his missionary activities. From it, Ninian and his monks evangelized neighboring Britons and the Picts of Valentia. Ninian was known for his miracles, among them curing a chieftain of blindness, which cure led to many conversions.
Let us pray: O God, who by the preaching of your blessed servant and bishop Ninian caused the light of the Gospel to shine in the land of Britain: Grant, we pray, that, having his life and labors in remembrance, we may show our thankfulness by following the example of his zeal and patience; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Bishop's Committee Meeting after the service (this is the third Sunday of the month).
We will celebrate the ministry of St. Vincent’s House on Sunday, 25 September 2011 with Eucharist Rite II at St. Augustine of Hippo.
The Third Annual St. Augustine Art Show begins this month and the theme is "Love."
PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE ON OUR PRAYER LIST: We pray for all of those whose lives have been impacted by the wild fires blazing through Texas, especially the people of Bastrop and the congregation of Calvary Episcopal Church. We pray for all of the unemployed.
“The world is a work of art, set before all for contemplation, so that through it the wisdom of Him who created it should be known.” —St. Basil, from Exegetical Works, On the Hexameron (330-379)
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
Ninian had his church built by masons from St. Martin's Monastery in Tours, France, which became known as The Great Monastery and was the center of his missionary activities. From it, Ninian and his monks evangelized neighboring Britons and the Picts of Valentia. Ninian was known for his miracles, among them curing a chieftain of blindness, which cure led to many conversions.
Let us pray: O God, who by the preaching of your blessed servant and bishop Ninian caused the light of the Gospel to shine in the land of Britain: Grant, we pray, that, having his life and labors in remembrance, we may show our thankfulness by following the example of his zeal and patience; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Bishop's Committee Meeting after the service (this is the third Sunday of the month).
We will celebrate the ministry of St. Vincent’s House on Sunday, 25 September 2011 with Eucharist Rite II at St. Augustine of Hippo.
The Third Annual St. Augustine Art Show begins this month and the theme is "Love."
PLEASE REMEMBER THOSE ON OUR PRAYER LIST: We pray for all of those whose lives have been impacted by the wild fires blazing through Texas, especially the people of Bastrop and the congregation of Calvary Episcopal Church. We pray for all of the unemployed.
“The world is a work of art, set before all for contemplation, so that through it the wisdom of Him who created it should be known.” —St. Basil, from Exegetical Works, On the Hexameron (330-379)
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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