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WELCOME SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM

Posted in News, Parish Events on January 11, 2018| Leave a Comment »


January

We welcome our local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism!  We have agreed on an initial basis to host their meetings in the parish hall on Tuesdays (parish events excepting) from 1800-2100. The SCA is a non-profit (501(c)(3)), educational group that re-creates the Western European Middle Ages in pre-1600 times.

They say “re-create” because instead of re-enacting specific historical events, they choose aspects of pre-1600 life to re-create through the use of a “persona”: a character that they create that could have lived in the Middle Ages.

People in the SCA study and re-create martial activities including armored combat, fencing, archery, siege weapons and more. Their artisans research, create and teach music, poetry, cooking, singing, dancing, metal-smithing, tailoring, armoring, etc. Through the hard work of dozens and even hundreds of volunteers, SCA hosts events all over the country every weekend. You can find out more about them here http://atlantia.sca.org/offices/chatelain/welcome-to-the-sca

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This Week at St. Alban’s

Posted in Parish Events, Prayer on February 27, 2017| Leave a Comment »


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Tomorrow at St. Alban’s-February 28th-Shrove Tuesday
Confessions by appointment (please phone me as available times are scarce)
5:00 p.m.-Evening Prayer
5:30 p.m.-Pancake Supper-One last chance for pre-Lenten carbo-loading! We always have a great time at this event sponsored and cooked by the Men of St. Alban’s. (Ok. The guys may receive a wee bit of help from the ladies)
 
Ash Wednesday-March 1
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Confessions-Penance Chapel (Please call for a time slot if at all possible for you to do so.)
Noon-Mass and Imposition of Ashes
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Confessions-Penance Chapel (Please call for a time slot if at all possible for you to do so.)
6:30 p.m,-Mass and Imposition of Ashes
 
Fridays During Lent
Noon-Stations of the Cross
5:00 p.m.-Reparation Rosary followed by Evening Prayer
6:30 p.m.-Fasting meal (vegetable soup & bread) with Readings from the Church Fathers Please let us know if you are attending by Thursday evening so that we can provide food. Silence is to be kept by all other than the reader.
 
Weekdays Throughout the Year
8:00 a.m.-Sung Morning Prayer-Lent is a great time to begin the day with the morning office.  We begin with readings from the Saints and Church Fathers as appropriate to the day, and then we move on to the regular cycle of readings and prayers for the day.  WE know that many people have compressed schedules, but this is a great way to begin any day even if you are only able to attend part of the office.  All that we ask is that folks come and go as quietly as possible.

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Annual Meeting and Parish News

Posted in Parish Events, Uncategorized on December 5, 2016| Leave a Comment »


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First, my thanks to all who worked so hard to put together the parish annual meeting, and congratulations to our new vestry members and synod delegates.  As well, to all who provided for an extraordinary post-meeting lunch, what a wonderful meal you provided.  It was a great time of fellowship and renewal for the coming calendar year of work for Christ in our parish community.

For parish news, meditations and upcoming events, please click on the link to our parish newsletter The Verger. verger12

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January Calendar

Posted in Parish Events on December 23, 2013| Leave a Comment »


Wednesday, January 1st Feast of the Circumcision
Noon-Holy Eucharist and Healing Service

Friday, January 3rd
Confirmation Class and Dinner-6:00 pm

Sunday, January 5th EPIPHANY I
8:30 am Holy Eucharist-Said Service
9:30 am Adult Study
11:00 am Holy Eucharist-Sung Service
5:00 pm Holy Hour/Adoration
6:00 pm Evensong

Monday, January 6th Feast of the Epiphany
6:00 pm-Holy Eucharist

Wednesday, January 8th Of the Octave
10:45 am Bible Study
Noon-Holy Eucharist and Healing Service

Friday, January 10th
6:00 pm Rehearsal for Enthronement Liturgy

Saturday, January 11th Of the Octave
11:00 am-Enthronement Mass for Rt. Rev. Donald Lerow as Bishop Ordinary
Reception to follow

Sunday, January 12th EPIPHANY I
8:30 am Morning Prayer
9:30 Adult Study
11:00 am Holy Eucharist-Sung Service
12:45 pm Vestry Meeting
5:00 pm Holy Hour/Adoration
6:00 pm Evensong

Wednesday, January 15th St. Paul, First Hermit
10:45 am Bible Study
Noon-Holy Eucharist and Healing Service

Friday, January 18th
Confirmation Class and Dinner-6:00 pm

Sunday, January 19th EPIPHANY II
8:30 am Holy Eucharist-Said Service
9:30 Adult Study
11:00 am Holy Eucharist-Sung Service
5:00 pm Holy Hour/Adoration
6:00 pm Evensong

Wednesday, January 15th Ss. Vincent & Anastasius
10:45 am Bible Study
Noon-Holy Eucharist and Healing Service

Sunday, January 26th -EPIPHANY III
8:30 am Morning Prayer
9:30 Adult Study
11:00 am Holy Eucharist-Sung Service
6:00 pm Evensong and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

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Preparedness Evening

Posted in News, Parish Events on March 10, 2012| Leave a Comment »


Recent Tornado Damage

The recent tornados in the midwest and south have underscored the importance of basic preparedness for ourselves and families.  Richmond has been no stranger to such events having even experienced an earthquake in the past year.

St. Alban’s and St. Athanasius parishes wil be sponsoring a series of preparedness classes for the public beginning Saturday, April 14th at 7 pm.  Teri Mixer of Shelf-Reliance, a producer of emergency food products, will speak on appropriate measures for “food preparedness” in the event of natural or manmade disasters.  Mrs. Mixer will also discuss long-term food storage as well as the preparation of balanced, tasty and economical meals from freeze-dried and dehydrated ingredients.  Shelf-Reliance also provides food to the hungry overseas through donations to its charity Thriving Nations.

Join us for an interesting and informative evening that will increase your family’s safety and awareness in the event of an emergency.

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Consecration Update

Posted in Parish Events, Pro-Cathedral, Special Events on February 1, 2012| Leave a Comment »


On Saturday, February 4 at 10 am, deo volente, Fr. Donald F. Lerow will be consecrated Bishop of the Armed Forces (ACC) and will become the episcopal visitor for the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic States (ACC). Participants must be present at the rehearsal, Friday, February 4th at 3 pm.
The consecration will be followed by a reception sponsored by the diocese and hosted by the Ladies of Saint Alban’s.
At 8 am, there will be a chanted Matins for all who wish to attend.

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Voice of the Martyrs

Posted in Christian Education, Contemporary Issues, Parish Events, Special Events on December 7, 2011| 1 Comment »


On Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., St. Alban’s will host a presentation by Mark Dellinger, VA and WV area coordinator for Voice of the Martyrs.  Mark will be speaking about, and asking prayers for, our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the world.  Please invite as many as you can to this important and powerful program.

The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, inter-denominational Christian organizationdedicated to assisting the persecuted church worldwide. VOM was founded in 1967 by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who was imprisoned 14 years in Communist Romania for his faith in Christ. His wife, Sabina, was imprisoned for three years. In the 1960s, Richard, Sabina, and their son, Mihai, were ransomed out of Romania and came to the United States.

Through their travels, the Wurmbrands spread the message of the atrocities that Christians face in restricted nations, while establishing a network of offices dedicated to assisting the persecuted church. The Voice of the Martyrs continues in this mission around the world today through the following main purposes:

VOM’s ministry is based on Hebrews 13:3:

   Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

Help

VOM helps Christians who are or have been, persecuted for their involvement in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. They provide medical assistance, food, clothing, and other forms of aid.

Love

VOM supports Christians who are willing to invite their fellow men, even their persecutors, to Jesus Christ through faithful deeds of love in a hostile environment. They supply Bibles, literature, radios, and other evangelistic tools.

Encourage

They encourage persecuted Christians by giving their testimony a voice, informing Christians in the USA to know how to help. VOM believes that the lives and the testimony of persecuted Christians is a vital part of the fellowship of all believers and will challenge and strengthen the faith of Christians everywhere.

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Parish Spring Fair

Posted in Parish Events, Special Events on May 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »


Come join the Saint Alban’s family for food, fun and our plant and book sale.  As well, our local neighborhood association will join us to offer jumble sale items.  This will be a great opportunity to meet folks from the area surrounding the parish.  Prayers for clement weather will be most welcome!

For Fair Weather.

ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father, we humbly beseech thee, of thy great goodness, to restrain those immoderate rains, wherewith thou hast afflicted us. And we pray thee to send us such seasonable weather, that the earth may, in due time, yield her increase for our use and benefit; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Requiem for Dorothy P. “Dottie” Roberts.

Posted in Funerals, Parish Events, Special Events on March 27, 2011| Leave a Comment »


Funeral services will be held for longtime Saont Alban’s parishioner Dorothy P. “Dottie” Roberts at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Alban’s Anglican Catholic Church, 4006 Hermitage Rd., Richmond, Va. 23227. Interment will follow at Hollywood Cemetery.

Dottie Roberts, 88, of Richmond, widow of Judge William Jerry Roberts, passed away March 25, 2011. She is survived by her sons, Pete Shuman of Mississippi and Chris Shuman of Alaska; grandson, Michael Shuman of Mississippi; sisters, Carol Hines of Virginia Beach, Sylvia Register and Diane Godwin, both of North Carolina; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Roberts was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

THe family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church or the Alzheimer’s Association, 4600 Cox Rd., Suite 130, Glen Allen, Va. 23060.

May her soul with the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, and may Light Perpetual shine upon her. Amen.

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Alleluia Saturday-Reminder

Posted in Music, Parish Events on February 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »


A reminder to all that Saint Alban’s and its Music Director Mr. Bernard Riley will host a singing workshop for DMAS and all interested ACC clergy, deacons, Scott school students, cantors or other prospective gentlemen singers this coming Saturday February 19th from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at St. Albans. The workshop will treat of liturgical singing emphasizing the Mass and also the offices with regards to the questions “if?” , “when?”, “why?” and “how?  The choir of St. ALban’s will be providing lunch, so please phone in your attendance to 804-262-6100 so that we can have an accurate count.

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