Second Sunday after Trinity, June 26th, 2022

 Second Sunday after Trinity, June 26th, 2022

Have you ever met a person that believed so strongly in a brand name, that they used that specific brand name and nothing else?  Maybe a person you know will only drink one brand of beer, for example.  Or perhaps another person will only use one brand of toilet paper.  Or will only purchase one make of automobile. Or one brand of tool.  The list goes on and on.  Maybe we are that person when it comes to certain items.  In the society in which we live, so many people "believe" in products, and brand names, and celebrities, and sports figures, and politicians, and agendas . . . .  Again, the list goes on and on as to what people "believe" in.  In the First Epistle of St. John, we are reminded of the commandment:  "That we should believe on the Name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment." (I St. John 3:23)  St. John reminds us that we are commanded to believe on the Name of Our Blessed Saviour.  So many things that we "believe" on will ultimately fail us: whether they be consumer products that we buy. Or politicians that make endless promises that they can never keep.  Even people that we know and love will disappoint us every now and then.  But when it comes to Our Blessed Saviour, He will never disappoint us. . . .  He will never fail us . . . He will never leave us.  And out of this belief will come love.  I have heard it said that the more you hang around with someone the more you will become like that person.  I believe this is true for the most part.  Don't children learn from their parents?  Thus, children pick up traits and habits of their parents?  To a certain degree, don't we become like our spouse?  Picking up habits or expressions or likes and dislikes?  The same is true for Our Blessed Saviour.  The more time we spend with Him, the more we will become just like Him.  And if you had to pick just one word to describe Our Blessed Saviour, I am sure the perfect word would be:  L-O-V-E.

Take time out of your busy schedule to spend time with God.  Dedicate one hour to be with Him.  We dedicate time out of every day to:  sleeping; eating; working; relaxation.  Let us take one hour out of a busy week and dedicate it solely to God.  Join us for Mass as we hear 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 as God's family in traditional worship.  Join us as we receive the Precious Body and Blood at Communion time so that we can be nourished and sustained for the week ahead.

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.

Corpus Christi (Transferred), June 19th, 2022

 Corpus Christi (Transferred), June 19th, 2022

On Sunday, June 19th, 2022, we will celebrate the Solemnity of the Feast of Corpus Christi . . . . the Body and Blood of Christ.  In the First Letter to the Corinthians we hear the following:  "   . .  . This is My body, which is broken for you. . . " (I Corinthians 11:23 ff)  When we look at the various sections of Holy Scripture where Our Blessed Lord refers to His Body and Blood, He makes it perfectly clear in regards to the meaning:  "This is My Body . . . . This is My Blood."  As Anglicans in the Catholic Tradition, we have a special love and devotion for the Precious Body and Precious Blood of Our Blessed Saviour.  The fact that we gather together each and every week around the altar so that we can receive Him is testament to this fact.  Yes, absolutely, we come to hear God's Word.  Yes, without a doubt, we come to hear God speaking to us.  But, when we gather together to receive the Precious Body and the Precious Blood, we know that Our Blessed Lord is nourishing us, sustaining us, giving us strength to carry on.

One of my favorite Scripture passages comes from the 19th Chapter of the First Book of Kings where we find the Prophet Elijah on a journey into the wilderness and the angel comes to him.  "And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat." (I Kings 19:5)  "And the angel of the Lord came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee." (I Kings 19:7)    . . . . Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee . . . .  The journey that we call life is too great for us at times.  Thus, we have to be reminded to  nourish ourselves from the One Who can truly nourish . . .  Our Blessed Saviour.  "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." (St. Matthew 11:28)  Only He can truly satisfy us . . . only He can truly strengthen us . . .  only He can truly nourish us for the journey.  "Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee . . . "

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.

Trinity Sunday, June 12th, 2022

 Trinity Sunday, June 12th, 2022

On Sunday, June 12th, 2022, we celebrate Trinity Sunday.  The Gospel for the day comes to us from the Third Chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew.  In this chapter we find ourselves witness to the discussion between Nicodemus and Our Blessed Saviour.  In this conversation, Our Lord is telling Nicodemus that he must be born again.  Nicodemus is confused by this expression and asks how can someone be born again.  Our Lord explains:  " That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. "  Of course, Our Lord was differentiating between physical birth and spiritual birth.  One can not be physically born a second time.  It only happens the one time and cannot be repeated.  But in a spiritual sense, yes, we can be born again when we give our lives over to God and dedicate our lives to him.

Of course, when Our Lord stated that "flesh is flesh" and "Spirit is spirit," He was referring to the example of being born again.  But this does point out something very important for us Christians to consider.  Very often in our lives, we can differentiate between the various sections of our lives.  For example,  we differentiate between the time spent where we work and the time spent at home.  When I am at work, I focus on my job responsibilities but when I am at home I focus on things I do there, such as chores or projects or even relaxation.  We dedicate certain portions of our time to volunteer activities, home activities, family activities, church activities,  etc.  We can divide our time and we can wear "different hats" to signify who we are at the time:  worker; home owner; parent; child; spouse; neighbor; volunteer; etc.  The list goes on and on.  As we live life on a daily basis we play different "roles" based on what we are doing at that particular moment.

But when it comes to being a Christian, our life can not be "chopped up into sections," so to speak.  In other words, we can not say that we are a Christian when we go to church but not a Christian when we are at home.  It doesn't work that way.  A true, committed Christian needs to be just that . . .   a true, committed Christian 24 hours a day, whether he/she is at church . . . or at home . . .  or at work . . . or at the grocery . . . or even driving in traffic.  You see, there are so many people who actually do act one way while in church and another way when they leave church.  They act very Christian when they go to church.  They dress up.  And they sing loudly when the hymns are sung.  And they say "Amen" even louder when the preacher gives his sermon.  But then as soon as church is over, they take off their "Christian hat" and put it away until next Sunday and they live completely different lives.  Being a Christian means being a Christian 24 hours a day . . . 7 days a week ..  ..  365 days a year.  This proves to be very difficult sometimes.  But when we come to the realization that God walks with us 24 hours a day . . .  7 days a week .. .  365 days a year . . .  when we realize that, it should make it easier for us to join Him in that walk.  As Our Lord said to Nicodemus, you must be born again . . .

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.

Whitsunday (Pentecost), June 5th, 2022

 Pentecost, commonly called Whitsunday, June 5th, 2022

As we read in the Second Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, we find ourselves in the presence of the Apostles and the Disciples and the Blessed Mother all gathered together in prayer.  Now, as it points out quite clearly in that second chapter:  "And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind and it filled all the house where they were sitting" (Chapter 2:2)  Now, as we try to imagine what it was like for those gathered on that very first Whitsunday, it sounds almost terrifying when we hear that there was a "rushing mighty wind" filling the whole house.  But the point that I would like to focus on is the fact that the disciples of Our Lord were there to hear what God had to say to them.

There's an old saying that goes something like:  " . . . if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound?"  Certainly, if a tree falls in the forest, yes, it does make a sound as it comes crashing to the ground.  But the point is that if nobody is around to hear the noise . . .  . .  nobody hears the crash.  The point is clear.  The disciples were not only gathered together on that first Whitsunday, they were also open to hearing what God had to say to them.  That is why they were gathered in prayer.

How many times has God tried to speak to us, but we were not there to hear?  Were we not "there" because we were paying attention to something else?  Were we not "there" because we were listening to something completely different?  Were we not "there" because our mind was focused on something other than God?   You see, we need to make a point to "listen" in order to "hear" what is being said.  This is true in general but it is certainly true when it comes to "sounds from Heaven."  Someone can come up and say something to me but if I am completely focused on something else, I am more than likely not paying attention to what is being said.  "Excuse me, what was that you were saying?"  With God, this is certainly the case:  we need to pay attention to God in order to hear what He is saying to us.  The disciples were gathered in prayer and they were making a point to pay attention to what God would say to them.  How many times have we missed what God was saying to us because were were not listening . . . not paying attention . .. or focused on something completely different?

St. Margaret Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.