Installation at Holy Apostles in Elizabethtown

Sorry it's taken so long to post the video.

Installation of Fr. Chris Larimer from Fr. Chris Larimer on Vimeo.

This is my installation as rector of Holy Apostles Anglican Church in Elizabethtown, KY. The officiant was the Right Reverend John A. M. Guernsey, Bishop of the Diocese of the Holy Spirit (Anglican Church in North America).

Unfortunately, we ran out of memory just after the Gospel, so you missed out on his sermon. But you don't have to miss out on anything else! Worship with us at 10AM on the Public Square.

Learn more at our website.

Installation at Holy Apostles in Elizabethtown

Sunday, January 30, 2011
10:00am – 11:30am
Holy Apostles Anglican Church
56 Public Square
Elizabethtown, KY

The Rt. Rev’d. John A. M. Guernsey, bishop of the Diocese of the Holy Spirit, will preach, celebrate the Eucharist, and install the Rev’d. Chris Larimer as rector of Holy Apostles Anglican Church. The service will begin at 10 AM. Holy Communion is available to all baptized Christians. Afterward, light refreshments will be served and there will be a meet-and-greet with the bishop.

Childcare will be available. Children are welcome in the service. Parking is available around the square and behind the church in Strawberry Alley.

For details, contact the church (270-769-1170) or the rector (frchris@holyapostlesky.org).

Visiting clergy are welcome to process (red stoles, please).

There's also an interview at the Western Kentucky Anglican's blog!

PS - I have it on good authority that Art Going, an AMiA church planter beginning work in Louisville, will be there. Come meet him, too!

War on Christmas?

Fr. Chris Larimer (rector-elect of Holy Apostles) has posted a reflection on how Christians and the culture should treat Christmas.

Don't forget to check for updates on Anglican Christmas services in the greater central KY area.

Christmas is Coming

I received this in my email this morning. It reminded me that we should post service times for Louisville-area Anglican Churches where people can celebrate our Lord's Nativity.

Send me an email or post a reply with service times for churches where visitors can expect an orthodox Christian service in the Anglican tradition.

Holy Apostles (Elizabethtown, KY)

Live Nativity on 12/18, from 6:30-8:30

Christmas Eve

Family Service at 6PM (with gifts for children)

Midnight Mass at 11PM

Christmas Day - no services

St. Patrick's (Lexington, KY)

Christmas Eve - 6:30PM Family Service

Christmas Day - no services

Apostles Anglican (Lexington, KY)

Christmas Eve - 7PM Family Service

Christmas Day - 10AM Spoken Service (no childcare or music)

St. Andrews (Versailles, KY)

Service of Lessons and Carols 9 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 19
Christmas Eve
5:30 p.m., Family Service
8:00 p.m., Choral Prelude
8:30 p.m. Traditional Service
Christmas Day - no services

St. Luke's (Maysville, KY)
Christmas Eve 3:00p.m. on 12/24.
Christmas Day - no services

Other churches have not updated their calendar, but you can check on ACNA / AMiA parishes in the area on the ACNA Website.

The Gospel in Galatians

In our study on Galatians, this is exactly what we're learning. The gospel is that Jesus essentially says, "Yo Teach...I got this one!" You can't possibly be good enough to earn favor with God. But you can turn a grateful heart to what He's done for you!

If you need to hear the gospel afresh, join us this Sunday at the Louisville Anglican Prayer Fellowship.

Sermons posted

I hope you've been following our sermon series on Galatians. I also was finally able to post the sermon from Pentecost Sunday. (Unfortunately, we missed the introductory 8 minutes or so.) In the future, I'll try to make an mp3 recording for sermons so that you can load them to an iPod or mp3 player for greater portability.

Looking forward to seeing you next Lord's Day!

Sermon Proper 6 Galatians 1:11-2:10

Sermon Galatians 2 LAPF - Fr. Chris Larimer from Fr. Chris Larimer on Vimeo.

This is the second of a series on Galatians that I'm be preaching before the Louisville Anglican Prayer Fellowship. The text is Galatians 1:11-2:10 (ESV). It also reflects on the diversity found within ACNA, centered on a unity in the gospel. And it discusses - briefly - the nature of cultural absolutism and imperialism seen in recent discussions about the Anglican Communion (especially TEC and the "African intervention").

Sermon Proper 5 Galatians 1:1-10

Sermon Galatians 1 LAPF - Fr. Chris Larimer from Fr. Chris Larimer on Vimeo.

This is the beginning of a series on Galatians that I'll be preaching before the Louisville Anglican Prayer Fellowship. The text is Galatians 1:1-10 (ESV).

Nearly 40 Congregations Join the Anglican Church in North America

In just three months, the Anglican Church in North America has welcomed 39 new congregations. When the Anglican Church in North America officially launched in late June, it included 703 churches in the United States and Canada. Today, there are 742 congregations affiliated with the Anglican Church.

A number of the new congregations are recent church plants, like St. Barnabas in Covington, Kentucky. According to Fr. Christopher Peterson (picture at right - Ed.), who leads St. Barnabas, the young church held its first worship service on June 7. Just a few months into their life, St. Barnabas has already benefited greatly from its relationship with other Anglican Church in North America congregations in Kentucky, said Peterson. He and other members of the launch team have also been amazed by the way God has sent people to St. Barnabas. “It is not like we have found a lot of people, but that people have found us. It is astounding,” said Peterson.

More information about St. Barnabas is available online at http://www.kentuckyanglican.com

Calling together new congregations is a key goal for The Anglican Church in North America. “We are convinced that the Good News of Jesus Christ and the transforming power of His love offer life-change wherever they are preached. Vibrant, multiplying local congregations are both the primary tool to fulfill that important evangelical task and the natural result of our friends and neighbors responding to the Gospel,” said Archbishop Duncan.

Formed in June of 2009, the Anglican Church in North America unites 742 Anglican congregations into a single Anglican Province. The church’s mission is to reach North America with the Transforming Love of Jesus Christ.

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