AOC Two

I N  the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:  13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the ...

The Nicene Creed is the concise statement of belief for Christians in all regions and denominations.  If you do not believe the Creed, you are not a Christian.  Simple.  So, what is it and what does it say? The word Creed comes from the Latin word  Credo , which means  I believe .  The Creed as adopted by the Church at the Council of Nicea in 325 AD and modified at the Council of Constantinople in 381 AD reads: I   BELIEVE   in one God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And of all things visible and invisible: And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God; Begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God; Begotten, not made; Being of one substance with the Father; By whom all things were made: Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man: And was cruci...

E-mail: usa@anglicanorthodoxchurch.org • standrews.church@gmail.com Pho 704-873-8365 Bishop’s Lenten Letter for 26 February 2020, Anno Domini LENTEN SEASON The first day of Lent, commonly called Ash Wednesday. The Collect. A LMIGHTY  and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent; Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶ This Collect is to be said every day in Lent, after the Collect appointed for the day, until Palm Sunday.              ASH Wednesday is a time of deep reflection on the price with which we were bought out of condemnation by our Lord Jesus Christ as well as the penitence we should feel toward our sins and tran...

Many of us have need of God’s guidance to let our souls accept the peace of our Lord Jesus that is freely given us, yet we have a hard time accepting.   Each of us has a tendency, some more some less, to believe our actions are primary to the outcome of our lives.  To some extent this is true, Jesus call us to action, not mere diction.  But we need to recognize where our duty to act ends and our duty to trust begins.  This hymn more than any other with which I am familiar makes that point.  The tune is  Ville du Havre , from the name of the stricken vessel, by Phillip Bliss. The writer Horatio Spafford experienced the action trust dilemma as much as anyone can do.  He was a prominent Chicago attorney and real estate investor in the late 1800s. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 ruined him financially, as most of his holdings were destroyed.  His business interests were further hit by the economic dow...

Happy Quinquagesima Sunday!  Don't have clue what that means?  Read the AOC Sunday Report which can be downloaded RIGHT HERE ! There is a great sermon today from Rev Jack, everyone else is the on travel; you can find out where in the very same report. There are a lot of people who need your prayer, start with Bob and Shamu and work out from there! There is a super week ahead, there always is; just like last week, you won't find it without the help of the Holy Ghost. Godspeed, Hap Church of the Faithful Centurion Descanso, California

What is Quinquagesima? Quinquagesima, or, in full, Quinquagesima Sunday, is the name for the Sunday next before Ash Wednesday in the Catholic ( Universal or Whole ) Church Calendar.  The name Quinquagesima originates from Latin quinquagesimus (fiftieth), referring to the fifty days before Easter Sunday using inclusive counting, which counts both Sundays (normal counting would count only one of these).  Since the forty days of the Lenten fast included only weekdays, the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday, succeeds Quinquagesima Sunday by only three days. The earliest Quinquagesima Sunday can occur is February 1 and the latest is March 7. The Roman Church no longer observes much of the Christian Year, including Quinquagesima and the two immediately before it — Sexagesima and Septuagesima Sundays. The contemporary service books of many claiming to be Anglican provinces do not use the term but it remains in the Book of Common Prayer.  The 17-day period begi...