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Parish-Wide Prayer
All parishioners are invited to a prayer gathering on Monday, January 6, 7:15 p.m. at Cranmer House (2814 Linden Avenue, 35209). Typically held the first Monday of every month, this hour-long meeting is a time to pray for the Advent. In addition, Dean Pearson is setting aside an extended period to time to personally pray […]
Parish-Wide Prayer Meeting | January 6
All parishioners are invited to a prayer gathering on Monday, January 6, 7:15 p.m. at Cranmer House (2814 Linden Avenue, 35209). Typically held the first Monday of every month, this hour-long meeting is set aside to pray for the Advent. As Dean Pearson wrote about these gatherings, “If we are not on our knees, we are trying to do […]
The Advent House
The Advent House is a ministry that seeks to glorify God and encourage the faith of those who come for prayer. It is grounded in Scripture, dependent upon the redemptive, healing, life-giving power of Jesus Christ, and guided by the Holy Spirit. If you’d like to experience the power of prayer feel free to make […]
A Place of Prayer and Worship, Refuge and Friendship
As we begin our 20th year in our small group, it’s hard to put into words all that it has meant to us. It has been a place of refuge and worship, from our last child’s birth to our newfound empty nest. The impact of setting aside time in communion with other believers each week […]
Hope for the Anxious
For many people the Christmas and holiday season is one of great joy, but for many more it can be one of the most difficult times of the year emotionally. During a recent Forum gathering after the Five O’Clock service, Kent Michael shared various ideas on how to handle anxiety during this season He offered […]
Advent Team Travels to Rwanda
Our Rwanda team leaves for a 10-day trip to visit our friends in the Shyira Diocese. Please pray for them as they begin their journey!
The Idolatry of Worry
A Word from Canon Smalley in the January 28, 2018 Adventurer I’m afraid to admit how much I worry, what I worry about, and the control it exerts on my life. I also have the feeling that I’m not alone in this. Jesus addresses our fears, anxieties, and concerns with some regularity. Part of it […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 11.27.2017: A Collect
A wonderful collect from the late 1800s from the Church Association (forerunner to the Church Society). Though nearly 125 years old, it’s a prayer worth praying today. For reference, it’s Tract 133 and more can be learned from here: http://churchsociety.org/blog/entry/collect_for_use_in_the_present_crises/ “ALMIGHTY GOD, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, hear, we beseech thee, for his […]
Gimme Shelter
A word from Canon Smalley in the November 19, 2017 Adventurer Bob Dylan’s 1975 album Blood on the Tracks has been described as a personal eulogy for a failed relationship, a longing for the beauty of what he once had. You may be familiar with a number of songs from that album, along with these […]
The Mark of a Saint
A word from the dean in the November 12, 2017 Adventurer Last Sunday was All Saints’ Sunday, a day set aside to give thanks for those saints who have gone before us and those who surround us even now. However nice it is to have the day set apart, the thought of sainthood should be ever […]