Anno Domini 2025 August 2

Beloved of the Lord:

Today is Saturday, 2 August, in the year of our Lord 2025. There are important scheduling issues below, please be sure to read! The scheduled services are as-follows:

• Sunday (tomorrow): 8:30 AM, Deacon's Liturgy, Trinity VII.
  10:00 AM, Mass, Trinity VII, Commemorate S. Nicodemus, Confessor.
  12:00 PM, building in-use by Good Shepherd Anglican Church.
• Monday: 10:00 AM, Mass, S. Dominic, Confessor.
• Tuesday: 5:30 PM, Mass, S. Oswald, King and Martyr.
  6:30 PM, Rosary and Evensong.
• Wednesday: 12:10 PM, Mass, Feast of the Transfiguration.
• Thursday: 6:30 PM, Lecture, Holy Communion, Supper and Study.
• Friday: 9:00 AM, Mass, Blessed John Mason Neale, Confessor, with the Gregorian Canon.
  Immediately following, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
• Saturday: 10:00 AM, Mass, S. John Vianney, Confessor.
• Sunday: 8:30 & 10:00 AM, Mass, S. Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr, Commemorate Trinity VIII.
  12:00 PM, building in-use by Good Shepherd Anglican Church.

PLEASE NOTE! As a result of circumstances beyond their control, Good Shepherd Parish (a conservative congregation within the ACNA) found themselves in need of a place to hold their services for the next two weeks. Deacon Raynes, who I've known for some years, reached-out to me to see if Saint Matthew's could help, as they'd been unable to find an alternate location. I told him that we'd be delighted to help, and established a schedule whereby we could do so.

THE COFFEE HOUR AFTER THE 10:00 MASS MUST END AT NOON, SHARP, FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS! We will continue to hold our services at their regular times ~ that schedule will not be affected. In-order that 'Good Shepherd might hold their services as-early in the day as-possible, I've given them permission to begin at 12:30 PM. We will clear the building by 12:00 PM, so that they may begin to enter, and set-up for their services.

When I was in Warrenton, many Moons-ago, I arranged a similar circumstance. There was a Sryian-Antiochian Western-Rite Orthodox Church there, who was suddenly in-need of a temporary meeting-place. They eventually went on to build a lovely parish of their own (S. Patrick's), but, for a time, we supported them in their journey.

The National Synod for the CAC will be hosted by us; it will run from the Ninth through the Twelfth of September (Tuesday evening through Friday morning). There will be a vestry meeting one-week from today, on 9 August, at 10:00 AM, to insure that we are on-pace in our preparations. As-always, members of the parish are always welcome to attend ~ further, you've likely already been asked for your support of the 'Synod. If not, and if you're itching for an opportunity to help, please consult myself or Charlotte Haden.

The Parish Directory has been updated, and will soon be distributed. We've added a number of names since the last edition, praise God! I remain

in His praise,

The Rt. Rev'd T. L. Crowder

Rector, Saint Matthew's Parish