Bishop Ashman’s monthly newsletter, including news and messages from parishes throughout the Province.
On-going Covid-19 Response
Beginning May 1st, the Council of Bishops has instructed parishes to follow the guidance of their state and local governments to limit the spread of Covid-19; churches may resume public, in-person services as permitted by their state. Parishes should continue to follow social distancing guidelines as they resume services.
Protected: Easter Sunday Mass with Father Ponec
A Message from Your Treasurer
Thanks to all who mailed in their April pledge! Your faithful attention during this challenging time allows us to keep current on our utility and other bills. If you haven’t had a chance to send yours in, our mailing address is:
St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church
PO Box 2517
Redmond WA 98073-2517
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. –St. Matthew, verse 16.
April 2020 Shepherd’s Staff
Bishop Ashman’s monthly newsletter, including a letter from Archbishop Upham and a revised agenda for Synod, which has been rescheduled for September.
In Time of Great Sickness and Mortality
O MOST mighty and merciful God, in this time of grievous sickness, we flee unto thee for succour. Deliver us, we beseech thee, from our peril; give strength and skill to all those who minister to the sick; prosper the means made use of for their cure; and grant that, perceiving how frail and uncertain our life is, we may apply our hearts unto that heavenly wisdom which leadeth to eternal life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Spiritual Communion
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.