Notes from Patmos…Hot off the press! Happy Wednesday all. In my weekly reading, I ran across an interesting piece of research. There was an article reporting its findings in The Telegraph- which can be accessed here- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/17/one-six-young-people-christian-visits-church-buildings-inspire/ The meat of the research is summed up in this quote: “Around 13 per cent of teenagers said…
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Notes from Patmos…Hot off the press! “Our way of life in this world resembles a document that is still in draft form: things can be added or taken out, and alterations can be made, wherever one wants. But life in the world to come resembles the case of completed documents that have the King’s seal…
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Notes from Patmos…Hot off the press! Grace and peace to my parish family. I hope and pray this finds you all well. This Sunday the youth of our parish will be taking over for our annual youth Sunday. They will be leading our Sunday School classes, and serving in the liturgy at the 10:30 mass…
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Notes from Patmos…Hot off the press! Good morning to the faithful: Yesterday was an awesome day at the parish! Special thanks to EVERYONE who helped make Empty Bowls the most successful event yet. It was a really wonderful day. The money will go a long way to help feed the hungry in our local community. …
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Notes from Patmos…Hot off the press! Blessings and grace to one and all one this first day of Lent… on this Ash Wednesday. Thanks to all who made last night a memorable and fun evening, and cheers to Jr. Warden Rand McLaughlin for taking home the Warden’s cup. We have two services today to aide…
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Notes from Patmos…Hot off the press! Hattiesburg/Petal Tornado Relief Once again, our neighbors to the south have been impacted by disaster and we are stepping up our efforts to reach out and support them in their time of need. Below is an itemized list of supplies we have been asked to provide in assistance. You…
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Notes from Patmos…Hot off the press! A blessed and happy Feast of Saint Andrew to one and all! I hope and pray that everyone is having a great Wednesday. To aide us in our Advent devotions, we will host the first of our Wednesday concert series today with Stephen Redfield, violinist of note, from 12:05-12:30. …
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Notes from Patmos…Hot off the press! Good morning to the good people of Saint Johns! I have some great stuff and some not so great stuff to talk about- so first the great stuff. The past Wednesday evening saw our Michaelmas celebration with the blessing of law enforcement officers and presentation of stuffed animals for…
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As I sit writing yet another article for Notes on stewardship I open my Amazon Music App hoping to find inspiration as to what to place on the empty page in front of me. My brilliant plan was to draw inspiration from the first song that played…now… My music taste is quite eclectic. My play…
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