The Traditional Anglican Tradition

Saint Francis Anglican Church is orthodox and sacramental, continuing in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles and in the breaking of bread, which was established by Christ as the design for the life of the Church.

As faithful stewards of the Catholic Faith in the Anglican tradition, our teaching and practice is based solely on the Holy Bible as interpreted by the universally accepted Ecumenical Councils held by the whole Christian Church before any divisions took place; and the traditional Book of Common Prayer, which demonstrates both our Catholic Faith and Evangelical witness.

Indeed the best way to understand our faith and practice is to take a Bible, a copy of the historic Book of Common Prayer, and come and worship with us. The center of our worship is the Holy Eucharist, also called Holy Communion, the Mass, the Lord's Supper, and the Divine Liturgy. It is the only service recorded in the New Testament as having been given us by Christ himself. You will find that our liturgical worship involves the whole person - body, mind, and spirit, allowing us to be active participants rather than mere listeners.

Services and Location

We celebrate a Mass every Sunday at 9:00 am at the Oregon Latvian Center Chapel, located at 5500 SW Dosch Road, Portland, Oregon. This is just off the Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and the building is in a wooded knoll next to the Neveh Shlom Synagogue. You can find more details about our location and how to get there by using the FINDING US selection at the left.

We use the 1940 Hymnal and the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer augmented by the American Missal.

Reflection for the Week

Trinity XIII

Our burden and privilege as Christians is held to the very highest standards of conduct in thought, word, and deed and in the virtue of charity. The charity of the Samaritan made him pleasing in God’s eyes, though to the Jews he was a heretic and an outcast; judged to be condemned. The priest, a leader and holy man among the Jewish people fell short in God’s eyes, for he was without charity.

Christ died out of love for us, while we were still “enemies.” (Romans 5:10.) The lord asks us to love as He does, even our enemies, to make ourselves the neighbor of those who are the farthest away from God, and to love children and the poor as Christ Himself. (Cf. Matthew 5:44; Luke 10:27-37; Mark 9:37; Matthew 25:40, 45.)

We must love all, including our enemies, and we must pray for them or we are without charity and therefore, without God’s love. Let us begin today, the regular practice of prayer for our enemies, that the doors of Heaven may not be shut against us. – Fr. Costanzo

Note: Past weeks reflections may be found under the Weekly Reflections tab at the left.

Prayer for Peace

      Lord, make me an instument of Your Peace.
     Where there is hatred, Let us sow love,
     Where there is injury, pardon:
     Where there is doubt, faith:
     Where there is despair, hope:
      Where there is darkness, light:
     Where there is sadness, joy.

       O Divine Master, grant that I may seek not so much to be consoled as to console: to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Amen.

VIDEO

The video on What It Means to be an Anglican has been moved to the Media page (see the left panel for the link).

You will also find other media, both audio and video of significance.

Under The Franciscian Newsletter tab you will find the presentation by Mr. Chad Hart to the 2009 DOW Synod on Nashotah House.