Fifth Sunday after Trinity

Click on the painting (by Jacopo Bassano) for the link.

St. Peter June 24

The Roman Catholic Church places a great emphasis on Matt. 16:18,19 (seeming to ignore words in 18:18 spoken to all of them). It is true, however, that "upon this rock" is spoken of the one man Peter. It is instructive to notice that the only thing in Scripture that can be called a Petrine charism, or that describes a calling unique to the fisherman, apostle and martyr, is fulfilled in the Book of Acts. The comparison of Acts 1:8, especially the last part of the verse ("...and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth") shows a pattern of how the witness of the Apostles would grow in the earth. To understand what the scriptures say about the keys of the kingdom of Heaven that Christ gave to Peter, we should look at the man's life that he himself lived on earth.

Click the link below to read more.

http://anglicancontinuum.blogspot.com/2010/01/about-question-of-peter.html?m=1

St. John the Baptist June 24

A short piece about John the Baptist written in 2012. Click here. 

Sermon preached by Fr. Hart on June 24, 2012 at St. Benedict's ACC. Click here.

Africa Appeal from Fr. Marriot

Dear all,

Here, a little early, is the Africa Appeal for Trinity. Please feel free to copy and share this, as you will note that the demands are quite high: all valid and necessary, but unfortunately, often exceed our Appeal's capability!!!

The link to the Appeal is at http://www.parishofstbride.com/180519AA.pdf

In Christ,

David+