Lenten Friday series continues at Mt. Calvary Baltimore

Friday, March 28: Fridays in Lent Series Continues with Barry Sullivan.  Please join us at 7:00pm, on Friday night tomorrow, March 28, for Stations of the Cross, Benediction in the Anglican Use, and a simple Lenten supper and reflection by Barry Sullivan of Defend Life, nuclear engineer, Project Manager for the Department of Energy, father of two adopted children, and a former candidate for Congress in Southern Maryland. Barry will reflect on the many times that he has been involved in various charitable causes, pro-life activities, politics, everyday situations with the various moral challenges one runs up against, in a talk entitled, "Sowing the Seeds of Life, and Reaping a Lifetime of Joy." This is a popular talk that Barry has given in a number of Maryland parishes. All are welcome! 

2) Friday, April 4: Fridays in Lent Series Continues with Fr. Jacob Straub. Please join us at 6:30 pm, on Friday, April 4, for Stations of the Cross, Benediction in the Anglican Use, and a simple Lenten supper and reflection by Fr. Jacob Straub. Fr. Straub is a priest of the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, and is currently studying for his Licentiate in Systematic Theology at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Fr. Straub will reflect on "Lent and The Four Last Things" – death, judgment, heaven and hell – and how meditating on them in Lent can serve to remind us of our purpose in life, to receive the gift of grace necessary to save our souls. Note that Friday, April 4th, and Friday April 11th, the start time has been moved back to 6:30 pm, thanks to a broad consensus in the parish that an earlier time works better with most people's schedules. 

Lenten Devotions at St. Athanasius, Boston

Fr. James Bradley to speak at Mount Calvary, Baltimore

Mount Calvary's First Fridays series continues on Oct. 4. Please join us for Adoration, Benediction, supper, and a special talk by Fr. James Bradley of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham, The Anglican Use in Great Britain, entitled, "The Rock From Which You Were Hewn: the Foundation and Development of the Personal Ordinariate in the United Kingdom." 

Fr. Bradley was ordained as a priest for the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham by Bishop Alan Hopes, at St Patrick’s, Soho Square, and has served as Communications Officer for the Personal Ordinariate and as Private Secretary to the Ordinary, Msgr Keith Newton. Currently living in Washington, D.C., where he is studying for a Licentiate in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America. 

Fr. Bradley is well known for his blog, Thine Own Service. 

Adoration and Confessions will begin at 5:00 pm; First Fridays Devotions and Benediction will follow at 6:30 pm; Supper and Lecture by Fr. Bradley at 7:00 pm. For more information and directions, see the church's website at MountCalvary.com.

Choral Evensong from AUS Conference

The first event of the Anglican Use Society's annual conference, just concluded, was a Choral Evensong & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. This was followed by a delicious dinner in the pavilion pitched outside the church in the parking lot, and the first talk, already posted here, by Fr. John Jay Hughes. The music provided for the Evensong is provided by the organist and musicians of the parish of St. Therese.

Choral Evensong & Benediction

At the Anglican Use congregation of St. Athanasius in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, a regular feature of devotional life is Choral Evensong and Benediction. For the Vigil of Ss. Peter and Paul the congregation celebrated this office of prayer in the chapel of their host parish, St. Theresa of Avila on Sunday, June 28. Because the chaplain, Fr. Richard Bradford had to be out of town, the service was led by Fr. James O'Driscoll of Holy Family parish in Rockland, Mass. and Deacon Michael Connolly of the Armenian Catholic Church, both regular attendees and assistants at the Anglican Use services.

A schola of 4 provided the lead for the congregational singing, which featured hymns and psalms sung according to Anglican Chant. After Evensong concluded, Fr. O'Driscoll preached on the priesthood of Christ and the ordained priesthood, for which Pope Benedict XVI has proclaimed a special holy year.


Following the sermon, the office of Benediction was prayed.