Sunday after Christmas

THE SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON December 26th 2010                                                    St. John 1:12 “To all who received him and believed in his name he gave              power to become children of God.”   “Power to become children of God.” If we were looking for an example […]

Christmas Day 2010

ANGELS SINGING SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE   Christmas Day 2010                                                    Hebrews 1:2 “In these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, who he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the world.”   In the letter to the Hebrews we find […]

Midnight Mass 2010

Christmas Midnight Mass 2010   SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON December 24th 2010                                                    Isaiah 9:2 “The People who walked in darkness have seen a great light.  Those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness on them has light shined.”   In the Church’s liturgy, there are […]

Advent 4

HIS NAME SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON December 19th 2010                                                    Matthew 1:23 “Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son and his name shall be called, ‘Emmanuel,’ which means, God with us.”   “His name shall be called, Emmanuel.”   Names are very important in the […]

Announcement of retirement

December 7th, 2010   Dear Parishioners,   Since 2003, I have had the privilege of serving as your rector.  As the writer of Ecclesiastes memorably writes, “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…” In this context, it is the time for me to […]

Advent 3

ARE YOU HE WHO IS TO COME? SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON DECEMBER 12th, 2010   Matthew 11:3 “Are you he who is to come, or shall we look for another?”   Some years ago there was a BBC television show called, People Like Us. It was a […]

Advent 2

A WORTHY HOME FOR CHRIST TO DWELL SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON December 5th 2010                                                    Isaiah 11:1”There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots.”     On this Second Sunday of Advent, the first reading […]

Blog – Nov/Dec 2010

Nov 1  All Saints’ Day Our festival! I spent the a/noon doing parish work & then said Mass at 6 pm. Tues 2  All Souls’ Day   Always a special day, as memories of departed family, friends & parishioners are remembered. Staff meeting at 10 am, then a busy day in the […]

Advent 1

MORNING TWILIGHT, EVENING SUNSET SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON November 28th 2010                                                    Matthew 24:44 ”Therefore you must also be ready for the Son of man is coming at an hour that you do not expect.”   The second coming of our Lord makes us think.  On the […]

Christ the King

THE ETERNAL PRIEST & UNIVERSAL KING SERMON PREACHED BY FR. TONY NOBLE ON November 21st 2010                                                    Colossians 1:15 & 16 “He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; For in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible.”   […]