Christ & St. Luke's Episcopal Church Norfolk, Virginia
Christ & St. Luke's is an open and engaged community that fosters reasoned Christianity within the Anglican tradition.
“When Anglicanism is at its best its liturgy, its poetry, its music and its life can create a world of wonder in which it is very easy to fall in love with God.” -Urban T. Holmes III
Fr Vincent - I loved your homily! I think the view of the Anglican Church is sometimes seen even better by the adults who choose to follow it. It has come a long way.
Hello. Wow. I do love this video. . In my country most beautiful bell towers are on countryside and are made of wood. This also means, that old wooden churches are individual and beautiful. Thank you. Have good day. Matti
Knoxville,TN what an inspirational story about the "violins of hope", how a painful period of history, resurrected in something beautiful and healing thank you.
Sorry, Dean, but you missed the whole point of Jesus' question! The image of Caesar on the coin makes the coin the emperor's but the image of God stamped on each human person relegates that person to God--not the natural environment which testifies to his handiwork, but does not bear his image. Such is intentional revisionist liberal theology. Learn to exegete Scripture correctly. No wonder Anglicanism is fast fading in the British Isles.
I'm very grateful to Christ & St. Luke's and other east coast congregations that provide such hospitality to Dean Robert and Fletcher. Forgive me if I pray that a congregation in a flyover state will do the same! Chicago perhaps?
Revelation 3:14-22, have you heard the knock? We are sharing this warning message as a comment to all posts of a Christian nature. As Jesus said in Matthew 10:27, "What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim upon the housetops." As God said, it is foolishness to non-believers and we understand that. Believers, though, hopefully, will know it is wisdom from God. Are You Truly Prepared, Will You Stand Up Under Real Persecution, Much Of Which Will Come From The Lukewarm Institutional Church. Do we realize that Jesus continually came against lukewarm institutional Judaism that had developed over the centuries? Jesus has warned us and told us the same would happen to His church. Can you, or will you, open your eyes to this? The lukewarm institutional church has done the same thing, and just like Judaism, Jesus will come against the lukewarm institutional church, as He said plainly in Revelation 3:14-22. If any of us are brave enough and strong enough, we will not follow the lukewarm ways that are considered "normal" to many, but to true believers they make our stomachs turn. As we move away from these lukewarm "normal" ways, those that are blind to lukewarmness, will persecute us in many ways. Some will defend what they believe by saying things like, "God didn't say not to do it", or "This is how we honor Jesus", or "All churches do this" or "We are rich and in need of nothing". Those that stand for God's word alone will be laughed at, mocked and cast out of "supposed Christian" gatherings. Families will turn against us and tell others to stay away from us. When things like that happen, be encouraged, not discouraged, because God will see that we are earnestly contending for His pure word and God will be pleased. The inventions of man defy God's word, such as created holidays, like c.....mas, like easter, bringing worldly holidays like mother's or father's day into church services, not paying taxes, teaching God's children the same way the world does, hundreds of different denominations, and so much more. Many of us may have tried to explain these lukewarm ways to others, yet the majority will contend for these man-made lukewarm ways instead of applying Jude 3 to their life. Choosing the narrow gate is unpopular and will not tickle the ears of those of us that are on the narrow road. Those that chose the wide gate are on the broad road and they are constantly having their ears tickled, and they like it, and they will heckle us who are on the narrow road. To those that are in lukewarm institutional church, could you hear the knock? Could you hear Jesus's voice over the noise created by the lukewarm institutional church? If we are not hot or cold, then we are lukewarm and thereby not ready. If we want to make hot coffee, we cannot decide we don't need hot water. If we want to make hot coffee, we cannot add ice cubes or cold water. In order to be hot, we must not alter or add anything to God's word in any way. Rejoice, those that only focus on God's free and unadulterated word and rely on and learn from His word alone! Those of us that have thrown away all our books, written by men that charged money for their personal profit and sold the free word of God. Thank goodness we rely on God's word alone and we will learn, and we will see and do things we never thought possible and then we will be ready for Jesus's return. Complete dependence on God is lacking by the lukewarm institutional church and because of that, God is holding back from them. Yet His hand is always waiting for them to answer the knock and come away from the lukewarm institutional church that has lost its way. The church of Jesus Christ is made up only of people that believe in Him alone and are dependent on Jesus for all things. Be ready for the return of Jesus! If this message offends you, we implore you to not fight against the teachings of Jesus and come out from the lukewarm institutional church. Listen for the knock and come out before it is too late. Don't follow man and the lukewarm institutional church, come out from there and follow God alone! The blind are leading the blind, thank you God that you opened our eyes. Religion created by man and traditions of man are not of God. If it is not in God's word, get rid of it. God is not referring to driving a car or things like that, this refers to how we worship and serve God. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. Repent for the kingdom of heaven is near. Please take the time to listen to this video to get the full warning message: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1vQXJhV4PKk.html
I got excited for a moment when I saw how beautiful this church was. I thought it might be an East-facing Eucharist. But I was disappointed to see the west facing, with all the other clergy gathered around as if they are concelebrating but not actually concelebrating. If all the priests are standing around the altar together, they may as well concelebrate instead of just standing there.
So wonderful to hear Dean Emeritus Reverend Dr, Robert Willis in Greenwich and before this, Yale University. I like to hear the chronology of the writings in the New Testament. To learn that Paul’s Letter to the Thessollians was written FIRST in 50 A.D. before the Gospels surprised me. Thank you so much for this awesome sermon. You are amazing, Dean Robert!!!
The love and charm that Dean Robert and Fletcher (and Deanery Menagerie) spread with the Garden Congregation has followed on to giving us, of the worldwide Anglican Communion a much better sense of Canterbury as our center, and we send our prayers and blessings to him and his, and also the current Dean David and Chapter. What a great gift to be able to spread the Good News this way especially in these hard times. Thank you for posting this series!
I have been following Dean Robert and Fletcher's livestream appearances in 2023 and have just finished listening to their week at Christ Church, Greenwich, CT. I hadn't found this event until today, 8th Nov, and enjoyed listening to both speakers. I am very interested in the Dean's adventures in other parts of the world, and would rather he write his full autobiography covering ALL of his life NOT just the Garden Congregation videos! Please, please, don't just write about 2020/2022!
Just found this. I wish the Garden Congregation site would announce where they can be found where they are visiting.Awaiting Fletcher to begin his gardening channel!
It's really great to see Dean Willis. I live in Germany, and have missed him very much during the Canterbury Evensong services. During Covid he had a morning Bible reading and message with only cats and farm animals as a congregation. Saint Francis would have been proud! I'm so glad the Dean Emeritus doing well!
How wonderful to hear another service in particular including The hymn of 'In a world where People Walk in Darkness' is a wonderful moment sung by the choir with the congregation and the recognition of the gift to enlighten others written by himself Emeritus Dean Robert Willis.A warm welcome of a hymn that helps us to live with the path of life of God in all our lives and with persistence. God bless you both Dean Robert Willis and Fletcher This hymn brought back so many memories of Canterbury cathedral and the garden congregation.A wonderful service which I always refer to when needed.Thank God for you both. Continue with great light
Such interesting news, hearing the treasured growth of Anglicanism and how love encircles all cultures, different traditions. I feel fortunate to be able to write across the countries and oceans like this, to hear your wisdom and through you and the Garden Congregation.....to share in the laughter and beautiful surrounds, the quiet, contented animals. You bring God's love and care close by, thank you...all who work on the programs. Love and blessings to the world .... Cynthia ♥️
From Adelaide, Sth Australia.. there seems no distance between our prayer and those from your church across a world held in trust! So lovely to share this service...Cynthia, with love.
How lovely to hear Dean Robert preach again and the choir sing a favorite Howells piece. Still miss the daily morning prayer time and treasure those days. Thanks for sharing this service on the Channel. St. John’s Cathedral Jacksonville, Fl
A wonderful service and so happy to be able to listen to Dean Robert’s homily! As a member of the garden congregation in Paris, I have so much learnt about Jesus and the Gospels from our dear Rev Robert Willis. Thanks also to Fletcher who made it all possible online❤❤😂
A wonderful service 🙏🏼 Thank you for bringing it to us; I live in England and I was so happy to hear the Homily given by The Dean Emeritus Robert Willis. A joy to see him and Fletcher 🤲🏻🤝🏻🙏🏼
