Today the Church remembers a man who was a reformer of the Church and who put Scripture at the center of his life and the life of many others, William Tyndale.
Tyndale was born in 1495 in Slymbridge near Wales. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at Cambridge. In 1521 he was ordained a priest.
A focus of his life and work as a scholar and priest was to translate the Bible into English. In 1525, Tyndale went to Germany and there he visited Martin Luther. Tyndale travelled from city to city, in exile, poverty, persecution, and constant danger. Tyndale wrote eloquently in favor of the view that salvation is a gift of God, freely bestowed, and not a response to any good act on the part of the receiver. His views are expressed in numerous pamphlets, and in the introductions to and commentaries on various books of the Bible that accompanied his translations.
In 1525, Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament was printed in Germany and smuggled into England. Of 18,000 copies, only two survive. In 1534, he produced a revised version, and began work on the Old Testament. In the next two years he completed and published the first five books of the Old Testament and the Book of Jonah. He then translated the books from Joshua through Second Chronicles; however, that ended because he tried for heresy, and put to death for having translated God’s Word into English.
Let us pray: Almighty God, you planted in the heart of your servant William Tyndale a consuming passion to bring the Scriptures to people in his native tongue, and endowed him with the gift of powerful and graceful expression and with strength to persevere against all obstacles: Reveal to us your saving Word, as we read and study the Scriptures, and hear them calling us to repentance and life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS & UPCOMING EVENTS
THIRD ANNUAL ART SHOW: It last for 1 more week: Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. during Art Walk.
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Sundays at 4:00 p.m. in Sutton Hall. Please join Jillian Bain for this prayerful study of Scripture.
ECW & DOK QUIET DAY RETREAT: Saturday, 8 October starting at 9:30 a.m. at St. Augustine with the Rev. Helen Appelberg. Please call 409.762.9676 or email judyricketts100@gmail.com to let them know you will attend.
BLESSING OF THE AMINALS: Saturday, 8 October at 9:00 a.m. on the lawn in front of Sutton Hall.
ECW ANNUAL RETREAT 14-15 OCTOBER 2011 at Camp Allen.
ST. AUGUSTINE IS GOING GREEN (WITH OUR COFFEE CUPS). St. Augustine is going green (with our coffee cups). In order to cut down on the use of Styrofoam cups, please bring a coffee cup for the Fellowship hour, and maybe even 2 or 3 to share with our visitors. We will store them in Sutton Hall and wash them in our dishwasher.
CLOTHING DRIVE FOR VICTIMS OF THE WILDFIRES: We will begin a clothing drive for the victims of the wildfires, especially the people of Bastrop and Calvary Episcopal. Please bring only CLEAN CLOTHES, SORT THEM BY SIZE, MALE/FEMALE, AND BOX THEM. Thank you in advance.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST especially all parishes with search committees as they seek new rectors, for all of those suffering from the wildfires, and in thanksgiving for all that God has done for us.
“The Church is the one institution that exists for those outside it.” –William Tyndale
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
Tyndale was born in 1495 in Slymbridge near Wales. He studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, and at Cambridge. In 1521 he was ordained a priest.
A focus of his life and work as a scholar and priest was to translate the Bible into English. In 1525, Tyndale went to Germany and there he visited Martin Luther. Tyndale travelled from city to city, in exile, poverty, persecution, and constant danger. Tyndale wrote eloquently in favor of the view that salvation is a gift of God, freely bestowed, and not a response to any good act on the part of the receiver. His views are expressed in numerous pamphlets, and in the introductions to and commentaries on various books of the Bible that accompanied his translations.
In 1525, Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament was printed in Germany and smuggled into England. Of 18,000 copies, only two survive. In 1534, he produced a revised version, and began work on the Old Testament. In the next two years he completed and published the first five books of the Old Testament and the Book of Jonah. He then translated the books from Joshua through Second Chronicles; however, that ended because he tried for heresy, and put to death for having translated God’s Word into English.
Let us pray: Almighty God, you planted in the heart of your servant William Tyndale a consuming passion to bring the Scriptures to people in his native tongue, and endowed him with the gift of powerful and graceful expression and with strength to persevere against all obstacles: Reveal to us your saving Word, as we read and study the Scriptures, and hear them calling us to repentance and life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
CALENDAR REMINDERS & UPCOMING EVENTS
THIRD ANNUAL ART SHOW: It last for 1 more week: Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. during Art Walk.
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Sundays at 4:00 p.m. in Sutton Hall. Please join Jillian Bain for this prayerful study of Scripture.
ECW & DOK QUIET DAY RETREAT: Saturday, 8 October starting at 9:30 a.m. at St. Augustine with the Rev. Helen Appelberg. Please call 409.762.9676 or email judyricketts100@gmail.com to let them know you will attend.
BLESSING OF THE AMINALS: Saturday, 8 October at 9:00 a.m. on the lawn in front of Sutton Hall.
ECW ANNUAL RETREAT 14-15 OCTOBER 2011 at Camp Allen.
ST. AUGUSTINE IS GOING GREEN (WITH OUR COFFEE CUPS). St. Augustine is going green (with our coffee cups). In order to cut down on the use of Styrofoam cups, please bring a coffee cup for the Fellowship hour, and maybe even 2 or 3 to share with our visitors. We will store them in Sutton Hall and wash them in our dishwasher.
CLOTHING DRIVE FOR VICTIMS OF THE WILDFIRES: We will begin a clothing drive for the victims of the wildfires, especially the people of Bastrop and Calvary Episcopal. Please bring only CLEAN CLOTHES, SORT THEM BY SIZE, MALE/FEMALE, AND BOX THEM. Thank you in advance.
PLEASE REMEMBER EVERYONE ON OUR PRAYER LIST especially all parishes with search committees as they seek new rectors, for all of those suffering from the wildfires, and in thanksgiving for all that God has done for us.
“The Church is the one institution that exists for those outside it.” –William Tyndale
Your servant in Christ,
Fr. Chester J. Makowski+
St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church
Galveston, Texas 77550
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