Anglican Church in America
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Anglican / Episcopal - Community of the Good Shepherd
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Liturgical Calendar week of May 4-11, 2008 Sunday May 4-Sunday after the Ascension Monday May 5-St. Augustine, Hippo Tuesday May 6-St. John, Before Latin Gate Wednesday May 7-St. Stanislaus Thursday May 8-St. Athanasius Friday May 9-St. Gregory, Nazianzus Saturday May 10-St. Monica Sunday May 11-Whitsunday/Pentecost Days that are lettered black are liturgical white. Collect appointed for the Week O GOD, the King of glory, who hast exalted thine only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph unto thy kingdom in heaven; We beseech thee, leave us not comfortless; but send to us thine Holy Ghost to comfort us, and exalt us unto the same place whither our Saviour Christ is gone before, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Following 10 am Holy Eucharist Sacrament Service of Healing - first Sunday of every month
Good Shepherd - Our Past And Our Future Good Shepherd Anglican Community-formerly Incarnation Orthodox Church- began as Incarnation Episcopal church in Detroit During the last years that Incarnation was open Father Patrick Lowery SSC led the worship services, and guided parish life. In an effort to continue the parish, and its traditions, Father Lowery re-established Church of the Incarnation as Community of the Good Shepherd |
Community of the Good Shepherd An Outreach Ministry of the Anglican Church
Community of the Good Shepherd is an outreach ministry of the Anglican Church in Our mission is to extend the caring hands of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd to those in our midst. Through our outreach efforts and our worship services we make tangible the love of Jesus to the world. Our means are modest, but our efforts are from the heart and results fruitful. We invite you to our worship services or to help in our outreach efforts. Please contact us by e-mail or call 1-313-515-4000
Directory Priest-in-charge: Fr. Patrick Lowery SSC Priest Associate: Fr. David Wearne Ed.D. Priest Associate: Fr. Doug Carson Organist: Mrs. Rosetta Maddick To contact us call 1-313-515-4000, or use e-mail contact below.
About Our Faith Our faith comes from Jesus Christ the Son of God, the teachings of the Bible, the undivided church and the Creeds and Councils. Through these things we are given the way, the truth, and the life. Church politics, lobbies, legislation, and secular pressures are powerful things that can and do affect attitudes, belief's and outcomes. They have no place in the Church, for they are not of the Holy Spirit, but are of human origin. God, in His economy, His love, and His mercy, is where we look for affirmation and blessing, not in church legislation. We all need conversion, Patriarchs, prelates, and people. We find this in Jesus, in the saving grace of His sacraments, and in a life of prayer. Conversion of heart, is where we find God's approval, not by way of church-approved legislation that runs counter to the deposit of Catholic faith given to the Church. Throughout time and society, people have challenged the Church, thinking that present values are wiser than those of the past. This kind of thinking has become commonplace in some churches today, replacing divine revelation, with modern experience. They seek to reject and redefine the teachings of the Church in order to fit with the wishs of some, or current trends. Divine salvation is replaced by human liberation, and the worship of God by the celebration of human dignity. From this viewpoint, the authority of the Bible becomes relative, and not the divine revelation of God. The doctrine and teachings of the Church are then thought of as being limited by the cultural standards of the ancient world from which the canon of Holy Scripture comes. Vincent of Lerins (dc AD 450) wrote "Within the Catholic Church, we hold that which has been believed everywhere, always, and of all". St. Vincent also wrote, "the true and genuine Catholic believes that, and that only, which he is certain the Catholic Church has held universally and from ancient times". That is why scripture is called "Holy", it is of God and we are devoted to the service of God. We live in a deeply divided and troubled society, and it is sometimes hard to navigate spiritually and emotionally, while respecting differences in opinions and beliefs. Human diginity is, and can be maintained within the authority of Holy scripture. Therefore, I humbly submit that we should pray that all may come to know the truth and healing that is found in Jesus Christ. Fr. Patrick SSC
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