Prayer and worship when unable to attend Mass. Read.
How to read Morning and Evening Prayer by Father Ponec
While we all practice social distancing to control the spread of Covid-19, we can use our Book of Common Prayer to continue worship by reading Morning and Evening Prayer.
Not sure where to start? Here is a guide written by Father Ponec for a parishoner who inquired about how to read MP (Morning Prayer) or EP (Evening Prayer). While the readings were specific to the day in question, you can easily find the proper readings and collect for the day by checking the “Psalms and Lessons for the Christian Year” in the beginning of the BCP, and the “Collects, Epistles and Gospels” that follow the Order for Holy Communion. Read Father Ponec’s guide here.
Mid-March 2020 Shepherd’s Staff
A special edition of The Shepherd’s Staff from the Archbishop and Council of Bishops.
Letter from the Council of Bishops
I am writing to you today out of the abundance of Love that Our Savior, Jesus Christ, has for you all and as if I were able to speak to you in person. Covid-19 (Coronavirus) has caused all of us to begin adjusting to a new “normal” in both our professional and personal lives…. Out of an abundance of caution and by God’s Grace, I am urging the clergy of the APCK to close the doors of our Parishes (and Missions) and to suspend all public services, Sundays and weekdays, for the next two weeks, March 22nd (Lent IV) and March 29th (Lent V) inclusive, in an effort to keep our people safe. Read the complete letter, sent March 19, 2020, here.
Lent III by Father Ponec
Today we enter the third week in Lenten tide, into the midpoint of our Lententide experience. In a homily given by St. Ambrose, he praises those who, through fasting, prayer and almsgiving continue down a path to obtain forgiveness for their sins. more
Lenten Message from Father Ponec
Often during Lent, my mind turns to reading from the prophet Isaiah.. More
Lenten Journey, 2020
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A Prayer for Keeping a Holy Lent
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2020 Synod-Diocese of the Western States
The 29th Annual Synod and ACW Conference will be held in Chico, California from May 5-9, 2020. Bishop Hansen and the parish of St. Augustine’s will be our hosts.