Christ the King Anglican

10/31/2026

Sunday's coming - Happy All Hallowtide! The festivities begin today (Oct. 31) with All Hallow's Eve, widely known as Hallowe'en. Check the link below for a historic Christian perspective on this important observance.

Tomorrow is the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity (twenty-third after Pentecost), which this year coincides with the Feast of All Saints (Nov. 1), also known as All Hallows Day, which is in turn followed by All Souls Day on Nov. 2. Also don't forget our forth after-service catechism workshop tomorrow - there is no stage of discipleship at which catechesis and related discussions are not useful!

ACNA lectionary for Proper 26:
Micah 3:5-12 * Ps 43 * 1 Thess 2:9-20 * Matt 23:1-12

Collect: Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, as we live among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Holy Day Lectionary for the Feast of All Saints:
Ecclesiasticus 44:1-14 -or- Revelation 7:9-17
Psalm 149
Revelation 7:9-17 -or- Ephesians 1:(11-14)15-23)
Matthew 5:1-12 -or- Luke 6:20-26(27-36)

Almighty God, you have knit together your elect in one communion and fellowship in the mystical Body of your Son: Give us grace so to follow your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those ineffable joys that you have prepared for those who truly love you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

Halloween assures us of the ultimate comfort we find in Christ in our times of darkness, declaring his victory over Satan, sin, and death.

10/25/2026

Today is the Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity (twenty-second after Pentecost). Don’t forget our second after-service catechism workshop this week - any and all are more than welcome.

Also, many thanks to our volunteers who made it to the Trunk or Treat event yesterday, helping with parking, registration, foodservice, and hosting a trunk!

ACNA lectionary for Proper 25:
Ex 22:21-27 * Ps 1 * 1 Thess 2:1-8 * Matt 22:34-46

Collect: "Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."

Tomorrow is the Anglican commemoration for Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons and Reformer of the Church, 899. Check out his bio linked below, and also the book "The White Horse King" by Benjamin Merkle.

Alfred, king of Wessex (871–899), a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the Danes and promoted learning and literacy. Compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle began during his reign. Learn more about Alfred’s life and rule.

10/23/2026

Today is the red-letter Holy Day commemorating St. James of Jerusalem. Holy Day lectionary:

Acts 15:12-22a * Ps 1 * 1 Cor 15:1-11 * Matt 13:54-58

Collect: "Grant, O God, that, following the example of your apostle James the Just, kinsman of our Lord, your Church may give itself continually to prayer and to the reconciliation of all who are at variance and enmity; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen."

If you grew up with Christian family members, but you yourself were weak in the faith, James the brother of Jesus might be your patron saint!

10/18/2026

This weekend marks the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity (twenty-first after Pentecost). Sunday actually coincides with the red-letter Feast of St Luke the Evangelist, which we will be observing. Don’t forget our second after-service catechism workshop this week - any and all are welcome!

ACNA lectionary for Proper 24:
Mal 3:6-12 * Ps 96 * 1 Thess 1:1-10 * Matt 22:15-22

Collect: Set us free, loving Father, from the bo***ge of our sins, and in your goodness and mercy give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Holy Day Lectionary for the Feast of St Luke:
Ecclesiasticus 38:1-14 * Ps 147:1-11 * 2 Tim 4:1-13 * Luke 4:14-21

Collect: Almighty God, you called your servant Luke to be an evangelist and physician of the soul: Grant that, by the wholesome medicine of the doctrine he taught, all the diseases of our souls may be healed; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Ashley Wallace gives us the background and significance of the Feast of St. Luke and tells how we can celebrate in our Liturgical Home.

10/17/2026

Trunk or Treat with Woodview Church of the Nazarene is coming up next weekend!

10/17/2026

Don’t forget that we have our third catechesis workshop tomorrow (10/18) following morning service. Informal discussion format; all are welcome!

This week we expect to start on Part III of the Catechism, but again, we are anticipating the need to accomodate catechumens who have been unable to attend so far. We suggest bringing your BCP’19 and copy of To Be a Christian if you have them; if not, our Anglican House order finally arrived.

10/17/2026

Many congratulations and blessings on our newly ordained deacons!!

The Rev. Deacon Luke Jones and The Rev. Deacon Ellen Vosburg

10/10/2026

Don’t forget that we have our second catechesis workshop tomorrow (10/11) following morning service. These meetings will take primarily a discussion format, and all are welcome to join. There are only three stages at which the Christian benefits from catechesis: in preparation for baptism, in preparation for confirmation, and while working out his salvation with fear and trembling! [Phil. 2:12]

This week we expect to start on Part II of the Catechism, but we can also jump around a bit to accomodate those catechumens who are unable to attend every week. We suggest bringing your BCP’19 and copy of To Be a Christian if you have them; if not, we are still waiting on an order containing a few of each.

Also check out other resources including the free catechism PDF at anglicanchurch.net, the Anglican Catechism in a Year podcast, and also the “The Catechism” app for iDevice. (Alas, the very handy Kindle eBook seems to be unavailable now that publication has switched from Crossway to ALP.)

10/10/2026

This weekend marks the Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity (twentieth after Pentecost). Don’t forget our second after-service catechism workshop this week - any and all are welcome!
ACNA lectionary for Proper 23:

Isa 25:1-9
Ps 23
Phil 4:4-13
Matt 22:1-14

Collect: O God, our refuge and strength, true source of all godliness: Graciously hear the devout prayers of your Church, and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

This Sunday is also the ecumenical commemoration for Philip, Deacon and Evangelist. He is perhaps best known in Scripture for his witness to the Ethiopian official on the road, but we also have mention of his healings and casting out of demons, and of his four daughters who prophesied. Click below for more!

St. Philip the Evangelist is best remembered for his witness to the Ethiopian eu**ch, a conversion story recorded in Acts 8. But this is only one of the remarkable stories of Philip, who appears in the Book of Acts as a deacon, a preacher, a scholar, and a dad. In this article, I briefly survey...

10/09/2026