Messiah Episcopal Church

06/03/2026

Today we remember the Martyrs of Uganda.

The Uganda Martyrs are a group of 23 converts to Christianity in the historical kingdom of Buganda killed, for not compromising their faith when ordered to by the King of Buganda. Their witness, as they went to their deaths singing hymns and praying for their enemies, led to the spread of the Gospel.

O God, by whose providence the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church: Grant that we who remember before you the blessed martyrs of Uganda, may, like them, be steadfast in our faith in Jesus Christ, to whom they gave obedience even to death, and by their sacrifice brought forth a plentiful harvest; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

06/01/2026

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Father in heaven, by your grace the virgin mother of your incarnate Son was blessed in bearing him, but still more blessed in keeping your word: Grant us who honor the exaltation of her lowliness to follow the example obf her devotion to your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

After the angel Gabriel had announced to Mary that she was to become the mother of Our Lord, Mary went from Galilee to Judea to visit her kinswoman Elizabeth, soon to be the mother of John the Baptist. This visit is recorded in Luke 1:39-56. Elizabeth greeted Mary with the words, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb." Mary burst forth with the song of praise which we call the Magnificat, beginning, "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord." We are told that even John the Baptist, still unborn, leaped for joy in his mother's womb. Thus we are shown, side by side, the two women, one seemingly too old to have a child, but destined to bear the last prophet of the Old Covenant, of the age that was passing away; and the other woman, seemingly not ready to have a child, but destined to bear the One Who was Himself the beginning of the New Covenant, the age that would not pass away.

It is this meeting that we celebrate today.

05/31/2026

Worshipping Jesus at Messiah, St. Paul.

You have two in-person choices this Sunday: 8:30am and 11:00am:
Both the 8:30am and 11:30am services feature the same music and liturgy.
Communion is at the Altar Rail, the Common Cup is available. Coffee and Treats are available following the 8:30am service, and Nursery Care is available at the 11am service.

Our 11am service is livestreamed on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spbEsKEndZU

05/31/2026

We celebrate the Holy Trinity.

A Sonnet for the Trinity by Malcolm Guite; the Trimty icon of Andrei Rubelev depicting the the three angels vising Abraham at the Oaks of Mamre:

In the Beginning, not in time or space,
But in the quick before both space and time,
In Life, in Love, in co-inherent Grace,
In three in one and one in three, in rhyme,
In music, in the whole creation story,
In His own image, His imagination,
The Triune Poet makes us for His glory,
And makes us each the other’s inspiration.
He calls us out of darkness, chaos, chance,
To improvise a music of our own,
To sing the chord that calls us to the dance,
Three notes resounding from a single tone,
To sing the End in whom we all begin;
Our God beyond, beside us and within.

--Malcolm Guite

05/28/2026

The Funeral for long time member of the Messiah community, Dan Drontle, will be live-streamed on Messiah's Youtube channel today at 11am CDT:

Welcome to our virtual worship at Messiah Episcopal Church, where J...

05/27/2026

Worship the Trinity, on Trinity Sunday.

Sunday, May 31st is Trinity Sunday, as we worship Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit.

Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us
your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to
acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the
power of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity: Keep
us steadfast in this faith and worship, and bring us at last to
see you in your one and eternal glory, O Father; who with
the Son and the Holy Spirit live and reign, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.

05/25/2026

Remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifice.

The grave marker of a son of Messiah Episcopal Church, Lewis Howard Phillips, killed in action in WWII and buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium. His family donated the Christus Rex above the altar in his memory.

05/25/2026

Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The grave marker of a son of Messiah Episcopal Church, Lewis Howard Phillips, killed in action in WWII and buried at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium. His family donated the Christus Rex above the altar in his memory.