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Homily for February 7th, 2021 Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 146 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39

Homily for January 31st, 2021 Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28

In a sermon a couple weeks ago, I quoted from C.S. Lewis' essay "The Weight of Glory": "Next to the Blessed Sacrament itself," he says, "your neighbour is the holiest object presented to your senses". I've returned again and again to this quote over the last few weeks, and finally decide to share the entire work with you all. The text is actually from a sermon Lewis gave on June 8th, 1941, and in...

Homily for January 24th, 2021 The Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Acts 26:9-21 Psalm 67 Galatians 1:11-24 Matthew 10:16-22

"The Anglican Communion has no peculiar thought, practice, creed, or confession of its own. It has only the Catholic Faith of the ancient Catholic Church, as preserved in the Catholic Creeds and maintained in the Catholic and Apostolic constitution of Christ’s Church from the beginning.” Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher Our introduction to Anglicanism continues as we begin explaining how Anglican worshi...

Homily for January 17th, 2021 The 2nd Sunday after Epiphany Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Psalm 64 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 John 1:43-51

Homily for January 10th, 2021 The 1st Sunday after Epiphany Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Genesis 1:1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:1-11

"The Anglican Communion has no peculiar thought, practice, creed, or confession of its own. It has only the Catholic Faith of the ancient Catholic Church, as preserved in the Catholic Creeds and maintained in the Catholic and Apostolic constitution of Christ’s Church from the beginning.” Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher Our introduction to Anglicanism continues as we begin explaining how Anglican worshi...

Homily for December 27th, 2020 The 1st Sunday of Christmas Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Psalm 147 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18

Merry Christmas!   Join us as we celebrate the birth of our Savior! Today's homily by Fr. Lee is a reflection on Isaiah 9:2-7. To view the whole service of Morning Prayer, visit our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/hCaGfvjUBc0   May God bless you and send you a happy New Year!

Homily for December 13th, 2020 The Third Sunday of Advent Homilist: Jenny Dorf St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings 2 Samuel 7:1-16 Psalm 89 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-45

"The Anglican Communion has no peculiar thought, practice, creed, or confession of its own. It has only the Catholic Faith of the ancient Catholic Church, as preserved in the Catholic Creeds and maintained in the Catholic and Apostolic constitution of Christ’s Church from the beginning.” Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher Our introduction to Anglicanism continues as we begin unpacking how Anglicans expres...

Homily for December 13th, 2020 The Third Sunday of Advent Homilist: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Isaiah 61:1-11 Psalm 126 1st Thessalonians 5:16-24 Luke 1:39-56

"The Anglican Communion has no peculiar thought, practice, creed, or confession of its own. It has only the Catholic Faith of the ancient Catholic Church, as preserved in the Catholic Creeds and maintained in the Catholic and Apostolic constitution of Christ’s Church from the beginning.” Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher Our introduction to Anglicanism continues as we begin unpacking how Anglicans expres...

Homily for December 6th, 2020 The Second Sunday of Advent Homilist: Zachary Wolf St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Isaiah 40:1-11 Psalm 85 2nd Peter 3:8-15 Mark 1:1-8

Are you interested in learning more about the Anglican faith? have you been through the St. Aidan's Intro class, but want a refresher? Then join us as we walk back through our Confirmation materials together with those preparing to be received into the Church. Our course continues as we finish unpacking the history of the Anglican tradition, from the death of King Edward VI (1553 AD) through the c...

Homily for November 29nd, 2020 The First Sunday of Advent Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Isaiah 64:1-9 Psalm 80 1st Corinthians 1:3-9 Mark 13:24-37

We've been looking at the Book of Hosea for almost 2 months. We concluded our series together on Christ the King Sunday this year. I wanted to take a some time to process through my own experiences and reflections during this time. So I invite you to sit with me for a little while, as we think through what Hosea had to say to his community in the 1st millennium before Christ, how that message shap...

Homily for November 22nd, 2020 The Last Sunday after Trinity - Proper 29A The Feast of Christ the King Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Hosea 10:1-8 Psalm 46 Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:26-32; 39-43

Who was St. Edmund, and what can we learnfrom the earlySaxon martyrs? In this short homily given to the Anglican Formation Institute at Asbury Seminary,  Fr. Lee discusses the ministry of St. Edmund, and invites us to reflect on martyrdom & trust. The Lesson for the day is from Matthew 10 & Psalm 91. For more information about the Anglican Formation Institute, please visit: https://asburyinstitute...

Are you interested in learning more about the Anglican faith? have you been through the St. Aidan's Intro class, but want a refresher? Then join us as we walk back through our Confirmation materials together with those preparing to be received into the Church. Our course continues as we begin unpacking the history of the Church in England, from the death of St. Aristobulus (c. 150 AD) to the death...

Homily for November 15th, 2020 The 23rd Sunday after Trinity - Proper 28A Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Hosea 13:9-14 Psalm 92 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 Luke 6:43-49

Are you interested in learning more about the Anglican faith? Have you been through the St. Aidan's Intro class, but want a refresher? Then join us as we walk back through our Confirmation materials together with those preparing to be received into the Church.   We begin with the Catechism of the Anglican Church in North America, called "To Be A Christian" [ you can find a .pdf at this LINK o...

Homily for November 8th, 2020 The 22nd Sunday after Trinity - Proper 27A Celebrant: Fr. Lee McLeod, CJ St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Nicholasville, KY www.jessamineanglicans.org Lectionary Readings Hosea 5:15-6:6 Ps 30 Romans 4:13-18 Matthew 9:9-13

Are you interested in learning more about the Anglican faith? have you been through the St. Aidan's Intro class, but want a refresher? Then join us as we walk back through our Confirmation materials together with those preparing to be received into the Church. We begin with the Catechism of the Anglican Church in North America, called "To Be A Christian" [ you can find a .pdf at this LINK or throu...