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Archive for October 26th, 2008

In the fullness of time, God sent forth Obama

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Obama is the Messiah, and Martin is his prophet. Check out this cringe-inducing spiritual, “That’s Why Obama Was Born”.
Just a bit over the top.
h/t: Ship of Fools

Church bulletin bloopers

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

My blogging friend John K of A Reasonable Faith has posted two lists of church bulletin bloopers.  Here are some more, which I’ve collected over the years from various sources.
Announcement in a church bulletin for a National PRAYER & FASTING Conference: “The cost for attending the Fasting and Prayer conference includes meals.”

Attend and you will [...]

Sunday hymn: “Take up thy cross, the Saviour said”

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

“And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” — St Luke 9:23
This morning’s collection hymn at Christ Church, Windsor.  Hymn #589 in The Book of Common Praise (1938), official hymn book for the whole of The Church [...]

The Twenty-Third Sunday After Trinity

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

The collect for today, the 23rd Sunday after Trinity, from the 1962 Canadian Book of Common Prayer:
O God, our refuge and strength, who art the author of all godliness; Be ready, we beseech thee, to hear the devout prayers of thy Church; and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; [...]