The Sacristy

S3E9: Advent Meditation IV

Welcome back to the Sacristy! "What I want out of each and every one of you is a hard target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and dog house in that area.”  — Tommy Lee Jones as Sam Gerrard in The Fugitive Thank you for joining us for our fourth and final meditation on Advent, and our last episode 2023! We begin this episode (sans Deacon Thom Crowe) by discussing our favorite non-Christmas, Christmas movies, coming dangerously close to transforming the Sacristy into a Tommy Lee Jones fan podcast. Then, amidst constant complaints about how tired we are, we manage to squeak out a discussion of the propers for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Nevertheless, we trust that you will find our discussion encouraging and edifying as you prepare to the celebrate the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ. We hope you've been encouraged and edified by our work! Christ be with you! thesacristypodcast.com [http://thesacristypodcast.com/] Fr. Matt Ainsley is the vicar of All Souls Episcopal Church, a church plant in Horizon West, FL. All Souls is temporarily meeting at the Church of the Messiah in Winter Garden, FL. For more information: allsoulsfl.org [http://allsoulsfl.org/] Service Times: 9:00am: Rite I Sung Mass Fr. David Bumstead is the rector of Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more information: sjtulsa.org [http://sjtulsa.org/] Service Times: 8:00am: Rite I Said Mass 10:00am: Rite II Sung Mass 5:30pm: Rite I Choral Evensong Deacon Thom Crowe is an aspirant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Oklahoma. He and his wonderful family worship and serve at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S3E8: Advent Meditation III

Welcome back to the Sacristy!  It’s our third Advent Mediation for the year! Having barely recovered from the great deviled egg controversy from last week, we discuss their favorite Advent traditions in their parish ministries. After the calendar for the week, we reflect on the ministry of St. John the Baptist who announced the coming of the Christ, Jesus. As always we close with our sermon first pass with the following texts: III Advent * Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 [http://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv3_RCL.html#ot1] * 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 [http://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv3_RCL.html#nt1] * John 1:6-8,19-28 [http://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv3_RCL.html#gsp1] * Psalm 126 [http://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv3_RCL.html#ps1] * or Canticle 15 [http://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv3_RCL.html#ps2] (or 3) We hope you've been encouraged and edified by our work! Christ be with you! thesacristypodcast.com [http://thesacristypodcast.com] Fr. Matt Ainsley is the vicar of All Souls Episcopal Church, a church plant in Horizon West, FL. All Souls is temporarily meeting at the Church of the Messiah in Winter Garden, FL. For more information: allsoulsfl.org [http://allsoulsfl.org] Service Times: 9:00am: Rite I Sung Mass Fr. David Bumstead is the rector of Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more information: sjtulsa.org [http://sjtulsa.org] Service Times: 8:00am: Rite I Said Mass 10:00am: Rite II Sung Mass 5:30pm: Rite I Choral Evensong Deacon Thom Crowe is an aspirant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Oklahoma. He and his wonderful family worship and serve at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S3E7 - Advent Meditation II

Welcome back to the Sacristy! Thanks for joining us for our series of Advent meditations! After we talk about our favorite (and least favorite) church snacks, we dive into considering some of the great hymnody of this Advent season. Hark a thrilling voice is sounding! Its Deacon Thom Crowe with us again! Here’s the poem he mentioned during the course of our conversation: > Make ready, O Bethlehem; for Eden hath been opened for all. Prepare, O Ephratha; for the Tree of life hath blossomed forth in the cave from the Virgin; for her womb did appear as a supersensual paradise in which is planted the divine Plant, whereof eating we shall live and not die as Adam. Verily, Christ shall be born, raising the likeness that fell of old. -Troparion for the Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ II Advent * Isaiah 40:1-11 (Comfort, comfort my people) * 2 Peter 3:8-15a * Mark 1:1-8 * Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 We hope you've been encouraged and edified by our work! Christ be with you! Fr. Matt is the vicar of All Souls Episcopal Church, a church plant in Horizon West, FL. All Souls is temporarily meeting at the Church of the Messiah in Winter Garden, FL. For more information; allsoulsfl.org [http://www.allsoulsfl.org]  9:00am Rite I Sung Mass Fr. David is the rector of Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more information: sjtulsa.org [https://sjtulsa.org] Service Times: 8:00am Rite I Said Mass 10:00am Rite II Sung Mass 5:30pm Rite I Choral Evensong Dn. Thom is an aspirant at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S3E6 Advent Meditation I

Welcome back to the Sacristy!  It's our favorite time of year! That's right, the season of preparation and expectation called Advent. We'll chat a little bit about some specific aspects of the season we really like and then begin our season's meditation at the beginning of the Church Year. Stir up thy power among us Lord, we pray! We hope our little podcast can become part of your Advent devotions. We also pray that Deacon Thom will come back soon because without his helpful guidance he has to edit a lot more mistakes and dumb jokes to make us sound good at our jobs.  I Advent * Isaiah 64:1-9 [https://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv1_RCL.html#ot1] * 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 [https://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv1_RCL.html#nt1] * Mark 13:24-37 [https://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv1_RCL.html#gsp1] * Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 [https://lectionarypage.net/YearB_RCL/Advent/BAdv1_RCL.html#ps1] We hope you've been encouraged and edified by our work! Christ be with you! thesacristypodcast.com [https://www.thesacristypodcast.com] Fr. Matt Ainsley is the vicar of All Souls Episcopal Church, a church plant in Horizon West, FL. All Souls is temporarily meeting at the Church of the Messiah in Winter Garden, FL. For more information; allsoulsfl.org [https://open.acast.com/networks/653c5387238f610012e18544/shows/654c5b45a0ea9000123ac5db/episodes/https//allsoulsfl.org] Service Times: 9:00am: Rite I Sung Mass Fr. David Bumstead is the rector of Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more information: sjtulsa.org [https://sjtulsa.org/] Service Times: 8:00am: Rite I Said Mass 10:00am: Rite II Sung Mass 5:30pm: Rite I Choral Evensong Deacon Thom Crowe is an aspirant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Oklahoma. He and his wonderful family worship and serve at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

S3E5 Cosmos as Temple pt 3

Welcome back to the Sacristy!  Thanks for joining us in our series about the Cosmos as Temple! After we check in on each other’s Thanksgiving plans, we conclude our meditation by exploring how Jesus is the fulfillment of the Temple themes we’ve been exploring. May he guide us by his presence and find in us a mansion prepared for himself! Our prayer is that it helps begin or continue your way down another avenue for union with Jesus. We also pray that Deacon Thom will come back soon because we are a mess without him.  Last Sunday After Pentecost (Christ the King): * Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 [https://lectionarypage.net/YearA_RCL/Pentecost/AProp29_RCL.html#ot2] * Psalm 95:1-7a [https://lectionarypage.net/YearA_RCL/Pentecost/AProp29_RCL.html#ps2] * Ephesians 1:15-23 [https://lectionarypage.net/YearA_RCL/Pentecost/AProp29_RCL.html#nt1] * Matthew 25:31-46 [https://lectionarypage.net/YearA_RCL/Pentecost/AProp29_RCL.html#gsp1] We hope you've been encouraged and edified by our work! Christ be with you! thesacristypodcast.com [https://www.thesacristypodcast.com/] Fr. Matt Ainsley is the vicar of All Souls Episcopal Church, a church plant in Horizon West, FL. All Souls is temporarily meeting at the Church of the Messiah in Winter Garden, FL. For more information; allsoulsfl.org [https://open.acast.com/networks/653c5387238f610012e18544/shows/654c5b45a0ea9000123ac5db/episodes/https//allsoulsfl.org] Service Times: 9:00am: Rite I Sung Mass Fr. David Bumstead is the rector of Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For more information: sjtulsa.org [https://sjtulsa.org/] Service Times: 8:00am: Rite I Said Mass 10:00am: Rite II Sung Mass 5:30pm: Rite I Choral Evensong Deacon Thom Crowe is an aspirant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Oklahoma. He and his wonderful family worship and serve at Saint John’s Episcopal Church in Tulsa.  ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.