Saturday, February 28, 2015

Join us for Mass on Sunday, March 1st, 2015

Second Sunday of Lent, Sunday, March 1st, 2015

In the Fifteenth Chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, we hear the story of Our Blessed Saviour meeting the woman of Canaan who besought Our Lord seeking favour for her daughter.  Now keep in mind that this woman was not Jewish, and yet she said to Our Lord: "Thou Son of David: my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil." (St Matthew 15:22)  Right from the beginning, it is evident that this woman must have recognized the greatness of Our Lord or else she would not have referred to Him as "Thou Son of David."  Now, we have all heard this story because Our Lord at first  . .. .. it seems .  .  .. that He ignores her because He says not a word at her first request.  After that it is apparent that she then proceeds to bother the disciples for her request because St. Matthew informs us that they "besought Him, saying, Send her away: for she crieth after us." (v.23)  After this, Our Lord still ignores her request by basically saying, in essence, that He was sent for the children of Israel.  And despite all of this, this woman still persisted until finally Our Lord recognized her persistence and her faith when He said:  " O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt." (v.28)  

Now the point that we can all learn from this is to be determined and to have faith.  The woman of Canaan had both.  She recognized Our Lord to be the source of help and healing for her daughter.   But she was also determined.  In faith, we need to be determined.  But we need to be determined for the right reason.  In other words, sometimes we only get "religious" when we need God for something:  We want to get hired for a new job.  We need a favour of some sort.  We need guidance to get our of a jam.   Now there is nothing wrong with going to Our Heavenly Father when we need His assistance.  What is wrong, though, is when we ONLY go to Him when we need something and forget about Him the rest of the time.  A lot of people only go to God when they get into a jam or when they need something.  They suddenly get real "religious" when they are in need but the rest of the time they act as if there is no God.  Our Lord came to offer us Salvation.  He came to die on the Cross for us.  But He also spent some thirty-three years on this earth being a human being like you and I.  He knows what it is like to walk in your shoes.  He knows what it is like to laugh and to cry.  He knows what it is like to work and to rest. He knows what it is like to walk in your shoes as a human being.  As such, we can go to Him on a daily basis and we should go to Him on a daily basis.  Do not just go to God when you are in need of something.  Go to God every day with your concerns, your joys, your sorrows, your everything.

St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church worships every Sunday morning at 9:30 AM.  We worship in the beautiful chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

Come join us for Mass as we listen to the Word of God found in the King James Version of the Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  Join us as we worship Our Blessed Saviour and receive His Precious Body and Blood in Holy Communion.


Friday, February 27, 2015

Sexagesima, 2015

The sermon of Fr. Todd Bragg given on Sexagesima, (the Second Sunday before Lent), given on February 8th, 2015.  You can listen to Fr. Todd's sermon for this Sunday by clicking on the following link:


First Sunday in Lent, 2015

The sermon of Fr. Todd Bragg given on Sunday, February 22nd, 2015, the First Sunday of Lent.  You can listen to the sermon by clicking of the following video:


Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Septuagesima, 2015

The sermon given by Fr. Todd Bragg on Sunday, February 1st, 2015 on Septuagesima, the Third Sunday before Lent.  Sermon given at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church (Indianapolis) and the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit (Greenfield, Indiana).

Please click on the link below to hear Fr. Todd's sermon:


Conversion of St. Paul, 2015

The sermon given by Fr. Todd Bragg on Sunday, January 25th, 2015 on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.  Sermon given at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church (Indianapolis) and the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit (Greenfield, Indiana).

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Second Sunday after Epiphany, 2015

The sermon given by Fr. Todd Bragg on Sunday, January 18th, 2015 on the Second Sunday after Epiphany.  Sermon given at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church (Indianapolis) and the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit (Greenfield, Indiana).

Please click on the link below to hear Fr. Todd's sermon:


First Sunday after Epiphany, Sunday, January 11th, 2015

The sermon given by Fr. Todd Bragg on Sunday, January 11th, 2015 on the First Sunday after Epiphany.  Sermon given at St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church (Indianapolis) and the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit (Greenfield, Indiana).

Please click on the link below to hear Fr. Todd's sermon:



Join us for Mass on Sunday, February 8th, 2015!

Sexagesima, (Second Sunday Before Lent), 
Sunday, February 8th, 2015

On Sunday, February 8th, 2015 in the Gospel for Sexagesima (Second Sunday before Lent), we hear about seed falling on different types of ground.  The passage that we are referring to comes to us from St. Luke 8:4-14.  And Our Blessed Saviour was speaking to a lot of people but when he was finished His disciples wanted to know exactly what each of His examples meant.  Here, Our Lord explains directly to them that the "seed" represented the Word of God and that this same Word gets planted among different types of soil or ground:  some of the seed as it was sown by the sower in the story got devoured by the birds; some of it fell on rocky ground; some of the seed got thrown in among the thorns; and, finally, some fell on good ground.  Trying not to get too awfully philosophical here but as I like to point out:  life is never perfect.  Sometimes it is easy-going; sometimes it is difficult; sometimes, life presents challenges to us; sometimes, life is boring; sometimes it is exciting, etc.  But no matter what challenges life presents us with, the one constant in our life should be God, first and foremost.  Even when we become Christians, we are not promised that life will be easy.  We are not promised that we will never have any problems.  We are not promised that we will never have any concerns in life.  What we are promised is that when we do have a loving, committed, personal relationship with Our Lord, we are promised that He will never leave us.  The point being is that throughout our life, going back to the parable of the sower, sometimes our life will seem as rocky ground; sometimes it will seem as filled with thorns; and sometimes it will seem like it is simply good ground for planting.  Let the Word of God be planted in you,  . .  .  .  in your heart.  Let your heart be the good ground that Our Lord was referring to.  Let the Word of God be planted so deeply in your heart that nothing can never take it away from you.  Let that Word of God grow in your heart so that you will become committed like never before to Our Blessed Saviour.  

St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church meets every Sunday at 9:30 AM.  We gather together at the beautiful chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.  

Join us as we listen to the Word of God found in the King James Version of the Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer.  Join us as we worship Our Blessed Lord and dedicate time out of our busy week and give that time to God.  And, after Mass, stick around for some delicious goodies and fellowship at our coffee hour.