Absalom Jones Service on Saturday and Worship on Sunday at St. Mary's

Celebration of Absalom Jones ~ Saturday at 10am

Please join the Diocese for a wonderful online celebration of the life of  Absalom Jones, a son of Philadelphia, who was the first African-American priest in the Episcopal Church.  The preacher for the service is the Bishop of the Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, the Rt. Reverend Carlye Hughes.  Information to sign up for tomorrow's service is below.  Please join us! 

Sunday Service and Ash Wednesday

Information for our Sunday offerings are below.  Next week, we will be distributing ashes for Ash Wednesday outside at St. Mary's at both noon and 6pm.  Join us if you can.  I am also distributing Lenten packets with readings, sermons, and reflections, including a wonderful short book of daily devotions put out by Forward Movement Publications. 

Sunday Worship at St. Mary's

Join us for online Holy Eucharist with sermon and organ music tomorrow at 10am ~ HERE

Link to enjoy Organ Music only ~ HERE

Link for the Sunday Sermon only ~ HERE

Absalom Jones Celebration

Saturday, 13 February 2021, 10am

The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Absalom Jones Committee reaffirms Bishop Daniel Gutierrez’s request that all Diocesan members and parishes attend our annual diocesan celebration of Blessed Absalom Jones, the first African American priest in the Episcopal Church. We will have a virtual celebration of his life and legacy on February 13th, at 10:00am.  We are also offering a dial-in option for this service.  The required registration link is below for both the virtual and dial-in option.  Bishop Daniel has also asked our congregations to celebrate Blessed Absalom in their respective liturgical settings on February 14th, 2021. 

Blessed Absalom Jones Service 2021 Registration Link: absalomjonesvideo.com

Absalom Jones Service on Saturday and Worship on Sunday at St. Mary's

Celebration of Absalom Jones ~ Saturday at 10am

Please join the Diocese for a wonderful online celebration of the life of  Absalom Jones, a son of Philadelphia, who was the first African-American priest in the Episcopal Church.  The preacher for the service is the Bishop of the Diocese of Newark, New Jersey, the Rt. Reverend Carlye Hughes.  Information to sign up for tomorrow's service is below.  Please join us! 

Sunday Service and Ash Wednesday

Information for our Sunday offerings are below.  Next week, we will be distributing ashes for Ash Wednesday outside at St. Mary's at both noon and 6pm.  Join us if you can.  I am also distributing Lenten packets with readings, sermons, and reflections, including a wonderful short book of daily devotions put out by Forward Movement Publications. 

Sunday Worship at St. Mary's

Join us for online Holy Eucharist with sermon and organ music tomorrow at 10am ~ HERE

Link to enjoy Organ Music only ~ HERE

Link for the Sunday Sermon only ~ HERE

Absalom Jones Celebration

Saturday, 13 February 2021, 10am

The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Absalom Jones Committee reaffirms Bishop Daniel Gutierrez’s request that all Diocesan members and parishes attend our annual diocesan celebration of Blessed Absalom Jones, the first African American priest in the Episcopal Church. We will have a virtual celebration of his life and legacy on February 13th, at 10:00am.  We are also offering a dial-in option for this service.  The required registration link is below for both the virtual and dial-in option.  Bishop Daniel has also asked our congregations to celebrate Blessed Absalom in their respective liturgical settings on February 14th, 2021. 

Blessed Absalom Jones Service 2021 Registration Link: absalomjonesvideo.com

The woods

 

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practise resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put to rout all that was not life, to cut a broad swath and shave close, to drive life into a corner, and reduce it to its lowest terms...”

~Henry David Thoreau

Book of Common Prayer

 

Absalom Jones Celebration ~ Saturday at 10am ~ Join us!

Dear Friends in Christ, A reminder about our exciting program for this Saturday's annual celebration of Blessed Absalom Jones, the first African American priest in The Episcopal Church.  Bishop Daniel Gutiérrez will be the celebrant for the service with a guest sermon from Bishop Carlye H. Hughes from The Episcopal Diocese of Newark and music from The Church Farm School Choir; St. James School; Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Choir and the Northeast High School Choir; and The P.A.C.E. Music Group - Camden Brass Ensemble. Please join us on Saturday, February 13 at 10 a.m. You can register here: absalomjonesvideo.com. The service leaflet is here. We are also offering a dial-in option for this service. The required registration link above is for both the virtual and dial-in option.  Bishop Gutiérrez has also asked congregations to celebrate Blessed Absalom the following day, February 14, in their respective liturgical settings. We are attaching several liturgical resources – suggested readings and an excerpted bio - for your use on that date.  -The Absalom Jones Committee of Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania    ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌