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Upcoming Events
| October 2008 |
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S. Francis’ Blessing of Animals |
4 October 2008 – 11.00 a.m. [Parish Garden Courtyard] |
Solemnity of the Most Holy Rosary of the BVM |
5 October 2008 – Winter Sunday schedule resumes: Matins, 7.30; Low Mass, 8.00; High Mass, 11.00 a.m. and Solemn Vespers & Benediction, 3.00 p.m. Rosaries for distribution at Diocesan Convention and Roses will be blessed at the High Mass. |
12 October 2008 |
Study Course led by Fr Wall begins at 9.30 a.m. Topic: What Will Happen After We Die: Christian Confusion. [Anchor Room] |
19 October 2008 |
Study Course led by Fr Wall, 9.30 a.m. Topic: Death in Paganism, Judaism & Early Christianity. [Anchor Room] |
Christ the King |
Regular Sunday schedule with High Mass at 11.00 a.m. Study Course with Fr Wall, 9.30 a.m. Topic: Easter. [Anchor Room] |
28 October 2008 |
Monthly meeting of Vestry, 7.00 p.m. [Anchor Room] |
| November 2008 |
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All Saints Day |
1 November 2008 – Procession & High Mass, 11.00 a.m. |
All Souls Day (Transferred) |
3 November 2008 – Requiem Low Mass, 12:10 p.m. Requiem High Mass with Absolution at the Catafalque, 7.00 p.m. |
S. Clement’s Patronal Festival |
22 November 2008 (Saturday) – Procession & High Mass of S. Clement at 5.00 p.m. followed by a Pot-Luck Supper. |
S. Clement’s Day |
23 November 2008 (Sunday) – Usual Sunday Schedule with Cantor only at High Mass due to a function on the Parkway on this day. |
| Fall 2008 Christian Education (October 12 - December 7) |
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| What Will Happen After We Die? |
To be human means to make one’s way toward death. To be human means that one must die. In this world, living means dying. In the case of men, dying is always both a biological event and an event involving the human spirit. -- Benedict XVI Today, language about man’s pilgrim path, about his homeland in heaven, of earthly tribulation and hope for life beyond death, has become largely a foreign language in the Christian churches. It is only seldom that a sermon dares to look out on the vista of eternal life. -- Christoph Cardinal Schönborn This Fall we will attempt to avoid this trap by examining exactly what our faith teaches us about life beyond the grave. We will examine the ways in which these doctrines developed first within ancient Judaism and early Christianity and then over the last 2000 years of church history, turning to a wide range of sources, from the earliest parts of the Old Testament to the Church Fathers to contemporary thinkers. We will pay particular attention to the Bishop of Durham, Tom Wright, who has done much to convince us that a right understanding and perception of Jesus’ resurrection requires some knowledge of its historical context. Finally, our Christian hope in resurrection impacts enormously on how we must understand this present life, and how we can best prepare for our own deaths. We will see how our living hope in life after death helps us to see our brief time on earth as a responsible pilgrimage, and we will reiterate the importance of practices such as praying and offering masses for the dead.
We will meet in the Anchor Room on Sunday mornings from 9:30- 10:15am beginning October 12.
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12th October- Christian Confusion
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Volunteer Efforts
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The Practical Services Group, S. Clement’s
volunteers working to help others, is seeking your assistance for
4 projects: 1. JOIN our group in volunteering for MANNA, helping to prepare meals once a month for the organization’s direct nutritional support & education to persons living with HIV/AIDS. 2. GIVE non-perishable food items or gently-used clothing for S Clement’s ongoing contributions to S Mary’s, Bainbridge St, outreach programs for the poor & homeless in South Philadelphia. 3. LEARN more about our possible outreach & ministry to those incarcerated in Philadelphia prisons, through Episcopal Community Services (ECS). 4. HELP us plan for S Clement’s own projects to Help Others, to be launched in honour of the parish’s 150th Anniversary, which we will celebrate in 2009.Please contact Fr Wall or email practicalservicesgroup@s-clements.org |
| Christmas gifts for the homebound elderly |
The S. Clement's Practical Services Group thanks those parishioners and friends who donated new clothing items for the Homebound Seniors Christmas Gifts program of Episcopal Community Services. Your generosity is appreciated! |
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| The Most Holy Rosary is now recited in S. John's Chapel on Sunday mornings at 10:30am preceding the High Mass. All are welcome to join in.
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Thank You For Making
The "Music Divine"
Choir Benefit Concert Such A Success! |
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The Choir of S. Clement’s Church, under the direction of Peter Richard Conte, St. Clement’s organist and choirmaster, accompanied by Bernard Kunkel, St. Clement’s associate organist offered its first public concert in more than a decade on Friday, May 11, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. For this concert, Conte assembled a program to represent the best of the liturgical repertoire, showcasing the particular qualities of the S. Clements choir. The concert was structured around parts of the Mass, with each section featuring a movement from masses for which the choir is well known– from Lassus to Rheinberger to Dvorak. In a nod to Mother’s Day weekend, the choir performed a Marian set, with motets by Victoria, Villette and Stravinsky; and the English cathedral tradition was celebrated with works by Howells, Wood, and Elgar, whose 150th anniversary is in 2007. Bernard Kunkel performed the Durufle Prelude and Fugue sur le nom “Alain”.
Full Music Program
Members of the choir are excited at the opportunity to prepare and perform these works in a concert setting for an audience that extends beyond those who attend services at S. Clements. They are also pleased to contribute their services for this fundraising effort, in thanks for the commitment that S. Clements shows in having a music program of the highest quality.
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for 30 second music sample
of selected pieces)