III Easter

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2693510793028844965.post-54656553818773660372008-04-05T13:43:00.009-04:002008-04-05T14:32:53.462-04:00III EasterLet Us Pray For... The Reformed Episcopal Church (REC) The Rt. Rev. Leonard W. Riches (Presiding Bishop) Special Prayer Petitions The upcoming spring Council (House) of Bishops meeting in Charleston, SC. We need prayer for finalizing plans for our upcoming triennial General Council (Convention) this fall in Victoria. In addition, both REC and APA Bishops will be present for the spring Council of Bishops meeting. Pray that the REC and the APA would be strengthened by the Holy Spirit to complete merger plans. The REC/APA Bishops will be meeting also with the gathering of the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas. FACA is an attempt to bring together the Continuing Anglican churches. The latter meeting will be concerned primarily with the final vote to join the Common Cause Partners. Third, please pray for our fundraising efforts to send our bishops to the GAFCON meeting in Jerusalem. We are all so very encouraged and excited about meeting numerous other orthodox Anglican Bishops from the Global South and around the world. Finally, we are seeing the faithful come together. We rejoice to be part of it. From the Scriptures Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit--just as you were called to one hope when you were called--one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. <div style="text-align: right;">Ephesians 3:20-4:6 (NIV) <div style="text-align: left;">A Guiding Prayer Almighty God, who hast given thine only Son to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an ensample of godly life; Give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive that his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. <div style="text-align: right; font-family: times new roman;">"The Second Sunday After Easter," The Book of Common Prayer (According to the Use of The Reformed Episcopal Church in North America) </div> A Heritage Reflection "For preservation of Christianity there is not any thing more needful, than that such as are of the visible Church have mutual fellowship and society one with another." <div style="text-align: right;">Richard Hooker (1554?-1600) The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (Book III) </div></div></div>WHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619590831046281804noreply@blogger.com