January Calendar Notes & Notable Mark Your Calendar! 2 Sunday Services 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. All are welcome! Market Mass 8:30 - 9am every Wed. 20’s & 30’s Dinner January 18 Annual Meeting January 29 Baptisms January 22 Women’s Retreat May 19-21, 2006 Men’s Retreat June 9-11, 2006

Published by and for The Members and Friends of
St. Augustine by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

January, 2006 - Vol. 37, No. 1 - Archive - Search

Origin of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”
An Underground Catechism
In the song, Christ is symbolically presented as a mother partridge which feigns injury to decoy predators from her helpless nestlings… MORE

The End of Anglicanism
by William R. Coats
On the surface, the controversy stems from the 2003 consecration of the Rt. Rev. Gene Robinson, an openly gay man with a partner. In fact his consecration was merely the precipitating event in a larger struggle to reshape Anglicanism… MORE

A Jewish Response to Christian Arrogance…
Rabbi Eric Yoffic, president of the Union for Reform Judaism
Let’s be clear on what we are not saying. We are not saying that religion should be hidden from view. We have only respect for those elected officials who profess a deep religious belief, and we are appalled when media voices pour scorn on religious people… MORE

At the Turning of the Year…
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
A true vision also calls for discernment as we begin to say “no” to those distractions which pull us away from moving towards the vision. Sailors often say it this way: “without a destination, every wind is a fair wind”… MORE

Twelfth Night and the Feast of the Epiphany
by The Rev. Hartshorn Murphy
Twelfth night is the fifth of January and is the vigil of Epiphany. Epiphany (from Epiphania, Greek for: manifestation, revelation) is a feast older than Christmas. Many countries save their high feasting and gift-giving for Epiphany… MORE

Copyright © 2006 St. Augustine by-the-Sea