St. Christopher's Anglican, Wooster

06/04/2026

Homily for Trinity Sunday on Matthew 28:16-20 at St. Christopher's Anglican Church in Wooster, Ohio.

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

“I am a Christian.” - Blandina (162-177), Martyr at Lyon

Wherever the early church was planted, rumors arose about the practices of the mysterious new group of people called “Christians.” Some said that the Christians were cannibals, because it was overheard that they were eating someone’s body and drinking his blood as a central act of worship. Others said that they were practicing in**st and gross immorality, because their “love feasts” involved a “kiss of peace,” shared among all members. Others suspected that the Christians were insurrectionists, because they spoke of their Lord and His kingdom and did not sacrifice to Caesar. In the 2nd century in Lyon, France, the populace of the city fell into a frenzy, demanding that Christians be rounded up and eradicated. One Christian arrested during this period was a slave girl named Blandina. Before a riotous crowd, she was first tied to a stake and wild beasts were set upon her. She prayed for her captors and the animals refused to touch her. Her furious tormentors then subjected her to many cruel tortures and were bewildered that her faith remained resolute and her life persisted, despite their cruelty. Tied in a net, she was thrown to a wild steer and thrown savagely into the air. To everyone’s astonishment, she survived, praising God. She was finally killed with a dagger. Blandina’s memory was cherished by the early church, and her story remains one of the most emblematic witnesses of the faith from the church’s earliest centuries.

Almighty God, you gave your servant Blandina boldness to confess the Name of our Savior Jesus Christ before the rulers of this world, and courage to die for this faith: Grant that we may always be ready to give a reason for the hope that is in us, and to suffer gladly for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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06/02/2026

Jesus, my feet are dirty. Come even as a slave to me, pour water into your bowl, come and wash my feet. In asking such a thing I know I am overbold, but I dread what was threatened when you said to me, “If I do not wash your feet I have no fellowship with you.” Wash my feet then, because I long for your companionship.

(Origen, c. 185–254)

05/24/2026

Homily for the Day of Pentecost on Acts 2:1-21 at St. Christopher's Anglican Church in Wooster, Ohio.

05/18/2026

We meet at 5200 Cleveland Rd., Suite E, located between Church of the Cross and Hartzler’s Dairy.

The space is handicapped accessible with parking in the front and the rear of building.