[Image: Orthodox Church in America] Andrew is mentioned twelve times in the New Testament. In all but one instance, he is identified after his brother, Simon Peter. Most of the time he’s simply part of the list of Jesus’ disciples and no further information about him is given. That’s true in the synoptic gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. We learn that he’s in business with his brother and the sons of Zebedee, James and John. You’ll recall that when Jesus is about to do something special—raise a girl from the dead, go up on a mountain to be transfigured and speak to Moses and Elijah—he takes the same three men: Peter, James, and John. Not Andrew. The Gospel of John, however, gives us a few stories about Andrew: his introducing Peter to Jesus, his spotting of a boy with a little food that eventually feeds thousands, and his making sure, along with Phillip, that some Greeks who want to see Jesus have that chance. For more about Andrew, see the service of Noonday Prayer, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmhBvhETNmE&t=1s
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Imagine being the son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, then growing up to become the Archbishop yourself! That was the life of William Temple, who overcame doubts and served during World War II, a trying time to hold the church together. You can learn more in this service of Noonday Prayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYNqEQKzDR4&t=3s For All Saints (11/1) and All Souls (11/2), the Noonday Service focuses on a hymn often sung for All Saints. Here is the link to the service: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjejzraCorQ&t=10s
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Saints Alive!
I have been privileged to offer Noonday Prayer at my church, usually on Thursdays, which doesn’t matter because it’s on Youtube forever. [It’s amazing what can be done with a smartphone and a smart, helpful parish administrator!] The service is brief, with a place for a meditation. We usually look at the Episcopal calendar of saints, who are nearly always honored on their death dates, not their birth dates. Here is a hymn by medieval saint Hildegard of Bingen to set the mood.
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