The Anglican Church
What is Anglicanism
The Anglican Communion The Anglican Communion is the worldwide fellowship of churches owing their origins to the Church of England . It is a fellowship within the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church, in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Certain beliefs unite Anglicans. The Lambeth Quadrilateral, set out at the Lambeth Conference in 1888,…
Read MoreWhat Do Anglicans Believe?
This statement is a summary of what we believe as a member church of the Anglican Church in North America. We believe and confess Jesus Christ to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no one comes to the Father but by Him. Therefore, the Anglican Church in North America identifies the following seven…
Read MoreResources for Exploring Anglicanism
During its short history, St. Patrick’s Church has been a place where persons exploring Anglicanism and the liturgical church have found a home. Many of us come from non-liturgical evangelical backgrounds. However, God has stirred in our hearts a desire to live our faith in a liturgical, sacramental setting but without giving up the things…
Read MoreOur Diocese
Saint Patrick’s Church is a member parish of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes (ADGL): a diocese of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Our diocesan bishop is The Rt. Rev. Roger Ames. Click the logo to learn more about the ADGL. Our Diocese: The Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes (ADGL)
Read MoreOur Denomination
The Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes is a member diocese of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Our Denomination: The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA)
Read MoreOur Communion: The Anglican Communion
Through our diocese and the ACNA, Saint Patrick’s is connected to the global fellowship Anglicans called the Anglican Communion. Our Communion: The Anglican Communion
Read MoreGAFCON: The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans
The ACNA is part of a movement of Anglicans, predominantly in the global south, who seek to bring renewal and remissioning to Anglicanism. GAFCON: The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans
Read MoreThe gospel of Jesus Christ rightly preached and received eradicates all racism
and bigotry. Christ's work creates a new family where those who are different become one as they stand together on the level ground at the foot of the cross and serve one another as our Lord served who washed his disciples feet. Racism and bigotry are absolute contradictions to the way of Jesus and have no place on the hearts and minds of those who give allegiance to Christ. (Galatians 2:11-14, Galatians 3:27-28, Ephesians 2:11-14.)
This Sunday is the annual Blessing of the Backpacks! No matter your age, if you are going back to school as a student or a teacher, be sure to bring your backpack and start the school year off right!
Dining with Dignity is on Tuesday, August 15, and we still have great need for food and servers. If you haven't signed up yet, or if you did and can't remember what you signed up for, check out this month's link:
"Maybe the limitations of church, the discipline of regular attendance, the commitment it requires, also teach us to be Christlike. Maybe we need to reimagine church in our minds as a spiritual discipline, which teaches us the value of delayed gratification, of personally investing in change, of becoming more like Jesus." Mark Sayers - Disappearing Church