St. Cyril of Jerusalem: Bishop & Theologian

Today the Church remembers the life and ministry of St. Cyril of Jerusalem, a bishop and a theologian who lived between 313 and 386.  Cyril exemplifies the importance of the role of the bishop.  A bishop is the chief teacher for the people entrusted to the bishop’s care.  The bishop is to ensure the handing down of the ancient faith as first taught by the Apostles.  Cyril achieved this, in part, by his Catechetical Lectures on the Christian Faith, which consists of an introductory lecture followed by 18 lectures on the Christian faith.  They were to be delivered during Lent to those who were going to be baptized at Easter.  After their baptisms, the new Christians were then instructed by 5 additional lectures on the Sacraments.  You can find all of the lectures at http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3101.htm

 

Let us pray:  Strengthen, O Lord, the bishops of your Church in their special calling to be teachers and ministers of the Sacraments, so that they, like your servant Cyril of Jerusalem, may effectively instruct your people in Christian faith and practice; and that we, taught by them, may enter more fully into celebration of the Paschal mystery; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

 

CALENDAR REMINDERS

 

Wednesday, 19 March at 6 PM, the Lenten Series, Nick @ Night, continues at Grace.  The speaker will be the Rev. Wendy Wilkinson.  She came to the priesthood after decades as a professional orchestral trumpeter from Shaker Heights, Ohio. She received a graduate degree in Religious Studies at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio before attending Virginia Theological Seminary. Both she and her husband graduated from VTS in 2004. After graduation, the Rev. Wendy was the Director of the Spirituality Center at Holy Spirit Episcopal Church in Orleans, Cape Cod. When her husband, Mark, was called to be Rector at St Aidan’s in Virginia Beach, she found her ministry as the Episcopal Chaplain to Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA. In January of 2013, she began her ministry as the Priest-in-Charge at Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach. She continues to use her musical gifts and visit the Virginia Beach General Hospital with her therapy dog, Kuma. The Rev. Wendy and her husband, Mark, have two grown sons, Jeffrey who resides in Columbus, Ohio and James, who lives in Nagoya, Japan.

 

Thursday, 20 March at 11 AM, the Seaside Seniors meet in Sutton Hall at St. Augustine’s for lunch and fellowship.  The theme is St. Patrick’s Day.

 

Jared Jackson will be made an Eagle Scout on Saturday, 22 March 2014 at Wortham Auditorium in Rosenberg Library.

 

Please remember everyone on our Prayer List, especially, Pat, Karen, Patricia, Evelyn and Lee.

 

Your servant in Christ,

 

Fr. Chester J. Makowski+

St. Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church

Galveston, Texas 77550