Welcome to Saints Andrew & Matthias
We are located at 2415 McCann Road in the little village of Irving Michigan. In our historic (1878) brick building we use the historic King James Bible at all our services. We are traditional old fashioned Christians , using the old fashioned types of services from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. We feel it is our duty as Christians in the Church to try, with the Holy Spirit's guidance, to bring others to Christ and thereby change the world, and not to instead let the world change the Church.
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Our Next Special Service
St. Mark
Thursday April 25th
11:30am
Morning Prayer &
Holy Communion
On Saturday
April 27th
SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES
9:15 AM
Morning Prayer
10:30 AM
Holy Communion
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TUESDAYS
9:15 AM
Morning Prayer
( Coffee follows service)
Please check the calendars above for other services
Rt. Rev. David Hustwick
Rector
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Rev. Paul Henderson
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BIBLE STUDY
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of each Month
10:30 to 11:30 AM
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269-953-7468
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Mrs. Beth Lepak
Musical Director
Mr. Nick Acker
Verger
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This Week's Collect & Sermon Text
EASTER III
The Text for This Week
The Third Sunday after Easter
The Collect
ALMIGHTY God, who showest to them that are in error the light of thy truth, to the intent that they may return into the way of righteousness; Grant unto all those who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Religion, that they may avoid those things that are contrary to their profession, and follow all such things as are agreeable to the same; through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen
The Gospel. St. John xvi. 16
JESUS said to his disciples, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour it come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
The Sermon
Will Rogers — 'Most men are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.' .
Jesus is talking today about a happiness or joy that is permanent.
John 16:22 “And ye now therefore have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.”
In today's story from Saint John's Gospel, Jesus is speaking to His disciples just before His crucifixion.
He tells them that they will be filled with sorrow. That was of course to be the case on that first Good Friday as with great sadness they were to lay their leader's executed body in the tomb.
As Jesus spoke those words to them, he was really also speaking to all of his disciples down through the centuries that followed, and us today as well.
Christians are not to be somehow exempt from the afflictions that come to all mankind.
Illness, disappointments, and various types of adversities will come to us as long as we are in this world.
We as Christians always need to remember that, while God does not cause our afflictions he does control them.
God makes them serve His purposes for us.
Our afflictions can bring us closer to Him as we are humbled and drawn away from “earthly things” when our thoughts should be on doing His work.
We each have talents that can be used to further the mission of Christ's Church in bringing others to Him.
Those talents however must be used by us in doing His work.
We should all as Christians, be focused on that work and not just on the temporary pleasures of this life.
We also need to remember in our afflictions that this only lasts “a little while”.
Just as His disciples were to experience the wonderful joy of seeing the Risen Lord, we too have that to look forward to.
Christians must always remember that when we leave this world we will leave our sorrows behind us as we experience that great joy of seeing our Savior, and having eternal life with Him in heaven.
Vacation Bible School
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We pray for our Armed Forces at each of our Morning and Evening Prayer services.
O LORD God of Hosts, stretch forth, we pray thee, thine almighty arm to strengthen and protect the Armed Forces of our country and those of our allies; Support them in the day of battle, and in the time of peace keep them safe from all evil; endue them with courage and loyalty; and grant that in all things they may serve without reproach; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Memorial Day in Middleville 2022
Memorial Days
ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead; We give thee thanks for all those thy servants who have laid down their lives in the service of our country. Grant to them thy mercy and the light of thy presence, that the good work which thou hast begun in them may be perfected; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord. Amen.
