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A Traditional Anglican Ministry Using the 1928 Book of Common Prayer
(661) 297-9772 P.O. Box 802499 Santa Clarita, CA 91380 |
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Schedule:Sunday: 10:30 AM in Castaic, CA Call (661) 297-9772 for directions. See the Schedule page for more information.
Church of the Apostles...is a warm, friendly place! We are a mission that believes that the Holy Scriptures have authority over every aspect of life. We embrace the Traditional Faith of Anglicanism: Scripture, Tradition and Reason. We believe in traditional family values and the goodness of orderly, liturgical worship. In short, we are a Bible-believing mission in the Episcopal tradition. Whether you come from an Anglican/Episcopal background, some other Christian fellowship or maybe no church connection whatsoever, Church of the Apostles will be a supportive church home for you. We believe in taking the best from every era and century, preserving Ancient tradition and being open to contemporary insights, while not compromising on the central truths of the Christian Faith. If you are looking for a church that will openly answer your questions and help you and your family grow in the Christian Faith, then Church of the Apostles is the place for you to be! We serve all the communities of the Santa Clarita Valley including Castaic, Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, Valencia, Stevenson Ranch, Westridge, & Piru. Our Rector is The Rt. Rev. Paul French Visit Bishop Paul's monthly address
Season of Septuagesima
With the season of Septuagesima begins the second cycle of the Church's year. The Christmas cycle is centered round the birth of our Saviour; the Easter cycle is centered round his passion and Resurrection. In both, however, the theme is the same - the radical transformation of our lives by Christ's coming into this world. But whereas Christmas represents salvation coming from on high, the transformation of our life by the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word, Easter is salvation won by our Lord Jesus Christ's passion and death. Christmas means the coming of our Saviour-already we experience the joy of being saved, since our Saviour has come among us. Easter means our Lord in conflict with the devil and the powers of evil from which he issues triumphant, crushing Satan and rising in glory taking us in his wake to our heavenly home; Easter means the redemption of man obtained at the price of the cross. The liturgical season which begins with Septuagesima and continues until the end of Lent is marked as a period of struggle and toil which we must undergo with Christ, leading, by his grace, to the victory and triumphant joy of Easter. On the days after Easter comes the gladness of the baptized raised up with Christ to a new life. Taken as a whole the Easter cycle puts before us the most fundamental and striking aspect of our life: men's sin and weakness expiated and mastered by Christ's redemption. It reminds us that Christ came to us as our Redeemer; we need redemption. And it is as the redeemed that our real realtionship with God is to be found; the felix culpa of the Easter vigil has no other meaning than the overflowing joy of the redeemed who exult in their redemption.
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