Daily Quiz, September 2014

Daily Quiz, September 30, 2014

What evangelist in Caesarea had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy?

a. Philip
b. Simon the Tanner
c. Cornelius
d. Silas

Daily Quiz, September 29, 2014

Which of the following angels are saints?

a. Michael
b. Raphael
c. Gabriel
d. Uriel
e. all of the above

Daily Quiz, September 28, 2014

Which biblical prophet believed that God asked him to marry a prostitute and then use their relationship as a metaphor for the relationship between God and Israel?

a. Ezekiel
b. Joel
c. Amos
d. Hosea

Daily Quiz, September 27, 2014

What biblical boy received biblical ink until the end of reading the Bible history, by falling out of a window?

a. Marcus
b. Junius
c. Eutychus 
d. Demeter

Daily Quiz, September 26, 2014

According to the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul and his companion encountered the worshipers of which Greek goddess in Ephesus?

a. Artemis
b. Hera
c. Aphrodite
d. Athena

Daily Quiz, September 25, 2014

The organization established to foster relationship between Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Christians is called the Fellowship of St. Alban and 

a. St. Vladimir
b. St. Demetrius
c. St. Sergius
d. St. Herman of Alaska

Daily Quiz, September 24, 2014

Why did Apollos get baptized twice?

a. his first baptism was by a heretic
b. his first baptism was in a Greek temple
c. he was baptized by John the Baptist
d. St. Paul wanted to be sure he was baptized in the right way

Daily Quiz, September 23, 2014

What biblical "bad guy" got hoisted upon the gallows that he built for someone else?

a. King Saul
b. King Ahab
c. Queen Jezebel
d. Haman

Daily Quiz, September 22, 2014

The Feast of St. Matthew is on September 21, so why is it observed on September 22 in 2014?

a.  because September 21st fell on a Sunday
b.  only a Feast of Our Lord take a precedence over a Sunday
c.  it may be observed on the 21st as a Patronal feast of a church
d.  all of the above

September 21, 2014

Ahasuerus, Haman, Mordecai appear in what book of the Bible?

a. Daniel
b. Ezekiel
c. Isaiah
d. Esther

 Daily Quiz, September 20, 2014

A writing in Holy Scripture can be regarded as inspired and canonical even if it does not mention the name of God.  Which "book" in the canonical Scriptures for Christians and Jews does not mention the name of God and reports an originating event for the Feast of Purim?

a. Song of Solomon
b. Ruth
c. Esther
d. 1 Maccabees


Daily Quiz, September 19, 2014

Is the Pope Catholic? And is the Archbishop of Canterbury English or from the territories of the United Kingdom?  Well, not always.  Which Archbishop of Canterbury listed below was from Turkey?

a. Richard
b. Lanfranc
c. Theodore
d. Theobald

Daily Quiz, September 18, 2014

Edward Bouverie Pusey began a movement within the Church of England such that it was call Puseyism.  Which would not be a characteristic of a Puseyite?

a. Ritualism
b. Individualism
c. Private Confession
d. Real Presence 
e. Oxford Movement

Daily Quiz, September 17, 2014

Who are Dove, Cinnamon and Horn of Eyeshadow?

a. Moses' children
b. Job's pre-suffering daughters
c. Job's post-suffering daughters
d. Solomon's favorite wives


Daily Quiz, September 16, 2014

לִוְיָתָן is the Hebrew word transliterated into English as Leviathan.  Leviathan is

a. a sea monster
b. a whale in Melville
c. a large crocodile
d. a dragon
e. a symbol of Satan
f.  a Hobbesian metaphor for a political state
g. all of the above

Daily Quiz, September 15, 2014

The coiled snake around the staff in the symbol of medicine derives from

a. Moses lifting up the serpent in the wilderness
b. The Staff of Aesculapius of Greek mythology
c. The death of a snake in losing it skin and being renewed
d. The serpent in the Tree of the Garden of Eden

Daily Quiz, September 14, 2014

"Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!"  In what book of the Bible is this prophetic utterance?

a. Daniel
b. Psalms
c. Ezekiel
d. Revelation of St. John the Divine

Daily Quiz, September 13, 2014

From where did God speak to Job in his final address to him?

a. from heaven
b. from the mountain top
c. from the whirlwind
d. from a dark cave 

Daily Quiz, September 12, 2014

Geneva College in upstate New York had its name changed for perhaps the most formidable post-revolutionary war Episcopal Bishop.  Who was this Bishop?

a. Samuel Seabury
b. William White
c. John Henry Hobart
d. Benjamin Moore

Daily Quiz, September 11, 2014

According to the Gospel of John, who is first person to be told by Jesus that he is the resurrection and the life?

a. Mary Magdalene
b. John
c. Thomas
d. Martha of Bethany

Daily Quiz, September 10, 2014

What philosopher used the story of Abraham obeying God in setting out to sacrifice his son Isaac to coin the phrase, "teleological suspension the ethical" to illustrate an ironic relationship between "obedience of faith" and "ethics?"  

a.  David Hume, in "A Treatise of Human Nature"
b. Immanuel Kant, in "The Critique of Pure Reason"
c. Søren Kierkegaard, in "Fear and Trembling"
d. Voltaire, in "Candide"
e. Erasmus, in "In Praise of Folly"

Daily Quiz, September 9, 2014

When Paul and Barnabas healed a man in Lystra, what happened to them?

a. a mob thought that they were gods in human form
b. the priest of Zeus had them arrested
c. Paul was called Hermes
d. Barnabas was called Zeus
e. three of the above

Daily Quiz, September 8, 2014

In using hyperbole for "unlimited" forgiveness, how many times did Jesus say that Peter needed to forgive his brother?

a. seventy times seven
b. 490
c. 77
d. all of the above depending upon translation


Daily Quiz, September 7, 2014

In what Gospel can this quote of Jesus be found: "I am the good shepherd?"

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John


Daily Quiz, September 6, 2014

The Lambeth Conference is a meeting of all of the bishops of the Anglican Communion called by the Archbishop of Canterbury.  How often does this conference occur?

a.every 5 years
b.every 10 years 
c. ad hoc
d. every 7 years 

Daily Quiz, September 5, 2014

The aria, "I know that my Redeemer lives," from Handel's Oratorio is taken from which book in the Bible?

a. The Psalms
b. Isaiah
c. Ezekiel
d. Job

Daily Quiz, September 4, 2014

Which of the following was not a missionary travel companion of St. Paul?

a. Peter
b. Barnabas
c. Silas
d. Titus
e. Timothy
f.  Luke
e. Epaphras 

Daily Quiz, September 3, 2014

What is the context for the quote of Jesus, "where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them?"

a. the Last Supper
b. disagreement in the church
c. the blessing of children
d. healing of a lame man

Daily Quiz, September 2, 2014

Rhoda is known in the Acts of the Apostles for what?

a. she was the wife of John Mark
b. she was the servant girl who opened the door for Peter
c. she was a leader in one of the Pauline churches
d. she thought Peter was an angel

Daily Quiz, September 1, 2014


The Acts of the Apostles reports that the word "Christian" Χριστιανός  was first used to refer to the followers of Jesus in what city?

a. Jerusalem
b. Capernaum
c. Antioch
d. Caesarea Philippi 

Sunday School, October 5, 2014 Cycle A, proper 22 17 Pentecost

At St. John's we have an outdoor family liturgy for the blessing of the animalsThis service include a liturgy of vows to be good stewardship of creation of the environment and our animal friends.   

Sunday School Themes:

Ten Commandments  

Stewardship of the creation as seen in the Gospel parable  

The 10 Commandments are basic stewardship principles  

How do we treat God, our families, our neighbors and the things which God has given to us to use and enjoy.

The parable of Jesus is about people who began to believe that the appearance of "possession means actual possession."  

The teaching would be this: How do we live believing that all things belong to God even though we don't see God?  We do this by keeping the commandments which are stewardship rules.  

Acknowledging God in worship is how we honor God's ownership of the world but we also accept this world as a gift of God and one which we must take care of.

Since it is close to the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, you can also tell the story of his life and how he believed that every living thing was his brother and sister.  He acknowledged the ownership of the world by God and so he was a very good steward of God's creation.

On this day, you might invite the community to plant a tree.  

You might have the community members bring dog food and cat food to share with the local rescue shelters.

Outdoor Liturgy for the Blessing of Animals including vows of care for animals and the environment
St. John the Divine Episcopal Church17740 Peak Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037Family Service with Holy Eucharist
Blessing of the Animals October 5, 2014: The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost


Gathering Songs:
Morning Has Broken, If I Were a Butterfly, Make Me a Channel of Your Peace, All Things Bright and Beautiful

Liturgist: Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.People: And blessed be God’s Kingdom now and forever.  Amen.

Liturgist:  Oh God, Our hearts are open to you.And you know us and we can hide nothing from you.Prepare our hearts and our minds to love you and worship you.Through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

Song: Morning Has Broken (Blue Hymnal # 8)

1.      Morning has broken like the first morning; blackbird has spoken like the first bird.  Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!  Praise for them springing fresh from the word.

2.      Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven, like the first dewfall on the first grass.  Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden, sprung in completeness where his feet pass.

3.      Mine is the sunlight!  Mine is the morning born of the one light Eden saw play!  Praise with elation, praise every morning, God’s re-creation of the new day!

Liturgist:         The Lord be with you.People:            And also with you.

Liturgist:  Let us prayAlmighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

First Litany of Praise: Chant: Alleluia

O God, you are Great!  AlleluiaO God, you have made us! AlleluiaO God, you have made yourself known to us!  AlleluiaO God, you have provided us with us a Savior!  AlleluiaO God, you have given us a Christian family!  AlleluiaO God, you have forgiven our sins!  AlleluiaO God, you brought your Son Jesus back from the dead!  Alleluia

Liturgist:  A reading from the Book of Exodus

Then God spoke all these words: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me.  You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.  You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.  Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work.  Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. 
The Word of the Lord

People: Thanks be to God

Let us read together from Psalm 8

You give him mastery over the works of your hands; *you put all things under his feet:
All sheep and oxen, * even the wild beasts of the field,
The birds of the air, the fish of the sea, * and whatsoever walks in the paths of the sea.

Litany Phrase: Thanks be to God! (chanted)

Litanist: For our animal friends and pets, past and present. Thanks be to God!

For the good earth, for our food and clothing. Thanks be to God!

For our families and friends. Thanks be to God!

For the talents and gifts that you have given to us. Thanks be to God!For this day of worship. Thanks be to God!

For health and for a good night’s sleep. Thanks be to God!

For work and for play. Thanks be to God!

For teaching and for learning. Thanks be to God!

For the happy events of our lives. Thanks be to God!

For the celebration of the birthdays and anniversaries of our friends and parish family.   Thanks be to God!

Liturgist:         The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew

People:            Glory to you, Lord Christ.

Jesus said, "Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, `They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, `This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.' So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?" They said to him, "He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time."

Liturgist:         The Gospel of the Lord.People:            Praise to you, Lord Christ.

Lesson – Fr. Cooke:


Collect for the Feast of St. FrancisMost high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we may for love of you delight in your whole creation with perfect joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.  Amen.

Vow to Creation

Celebrant:  Will you cherish the beauty of the Good Earth that God has entrusted to you, and will you do all in your power to preserve the beauty for own age and for the people of the future?Response:  I will with God’s help.

Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Word of God that issued from God’s mouth and created all things and God’s Spirit moved over the deep and made creation happen; you have called creation good, and we celebrate the goodness of creation which you have given to us to enjoy and tend; Bless the Good Earth and its fruits, and us as we commit ourselves to stewardship, in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.

Vow to our Animal friends

Celebrant:  Will you promise to love, enjoy, and care for all God’s creatures, and especially for the pet whom you present for a blessing?Response:  I will, with God’s help.

Blessing:Lord Jesus Christ, your friends, have brought to you these special friends:  Bless we pray these delightful creatures, and grant that those who tend to their care will take delight in all of God’s creation, in the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  Amen.


Youth Liturgist:          The Peace of the Lord be with you always.People:                        And also with you.

Song during the preparation of the Altar and the receiving of an offering

Offertory Song: If I were a Butterfly  (Christian Children’s Songbook, # 9)

1.      If I were a butterfly, I’d thank you Lord for giving me wings.  And if I were a robin in a tree, I’d thank you Lord, that I could sing.  And if I were a fish in the sea, I’d wiggle my tail and I’d giggle with glee, but I just thank you Father for making me ‘me.’

Chorus:  For you gave ma a heart and you gave me a smile.  You gave Jesus and you made me your child.  And I just thank you, Father for making me, ‘me.’

2.      If I were an elephant, I’d thank you, Lord, by raising my trunk.  And if I were a kangaroo, you know I’d hop right up to you.  And if I were an octopus, I’d thank you Lord, for my find looks, but I just thank you Father, for making me, ‘me.’  Chorus

3.      If I were a wiggly worm, I’d thank you, Lord that I could squirm.  And If I were a Billy goat, I’d thank you, Lord for my strong throat.  And if I were a fuzzy-wuzzy bear, I’d thank you, Lord, for my fuzzy-wuzzy hair, but I just thank you, Father, for making me ‘me.’  Chorus

DoxologyPraise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him, all creatures here below.Praise Him above, ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.


Prologue to the EucharistJesus said, “Let the children come to me, for to them belong the kingdom of God.”All become members of a family by birth or adoption.Baptism is a celebration of birth into the family of God.A family meal gathers and sustains each human family.The Holy Eucharist is the special meal that Jesus gave to his friends to keep us together as the family of Christ.

The Lord be with youAnd also with you.

Lift up your heartsWe lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to God.It is right to give God thanks and praise.

It is very good and right to give thanks, because God made us, Jesus redeemed us and the Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts.Therefore with Angels and Archangels and all of the world that we see and don’t see, we   Forever sing this hymn of praise:

Holy, Holy, Holy (Intoned)Holy, Holy, Holy Lord, God of Power and Might.  Heav’n and earth are full of your glory.  Hosanna in the highest.  Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the Highest.

(Children may gather around the altar)The Celebrant now praises God for the salvation of the world through Jesus Christ our Lord.Our grateful praise we offer to you God, our Creator;You have made us in your imageAnd you gave us many men and women of faith to help us to live by faith:Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Rachael.And then you gave us your Son, Jesus, born of Mary, nurtured by JosephAnd he called us to be sons and daughters of God.Your Son called us to live better lives and he gave us this Holy Meal so that when we eat
  the bread and drink the wine, we can  know that the Presence of Christ is as near to us as  
  this food and drink  that becomes a part of us.

 And so, Father, we bring you these gifts of bread and wine. Bless and sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.  Bless and sanctify us by your Holy Spirit so that we may love God and our neighbor.

On the night when Jesus was betrayed he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, and said, "Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me."

After supper, Jesus took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, "Drink this, all of you. This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me."

Father, we now celebrate the memorial of your Son. When we eat this holy Meal of Bread and Wine, we are telling the entire world about the life, death, resurrection of Christ and that his  presence will be with us in our future.

Let this holy meal keep us together as friends who share a special relationship because of your Son Jesus Christ.  May we forever live with praise to God to whom we belong as sons and daughters.

By Christ, and with Christ, and in Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.

And now as our Savior Christ has taught us, we now sing, (Children may rejoin their parents and take up their instruments)

Our Father (Sung): (Renew # 180, West Indian Lord’s Prayer)

Our Father who art in heaven:  Hallowed be thy name.Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done: Hallowed be thy name.

Done on earth as it is in heaven: Hallowed be thy name.Give us this day our daily bread: Hallowed be thy name.

And forgive us all our debts: Hallowed be thy name.As we forgive our debtors: Hallowed be thy name.

Lead us not into temptation: Hallowed be thy name.But deliver us from evil: Hallowed by thy name.

Thine is the kingdom, power, and glory: Hallowed be thy name.Forever and ever: Hallowed be thy name.

Amen, amen, amen: Hallowed be thy name.Amen, amen, amen, amen: Hallowed be thy name.

Breaking of the Bread

Celebrant:        Alleluia! Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.

People:            Therefore let us keep the feast.  Alleluia!

Word of Administration.

Communion Hymn: Prayer of St. Francis

1.      Make me a channel of your peace.  Where there is hatred, let me bring your love.  Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord, And where there’s doubt, true faith in you.  

Refrain:  Oh, Master, grant I may never seek so much to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love with all my soul.

2.      Make me a channel of your peace.  Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope.  Where there is darkness only light, and where there’s sadness ever joy.  Refrain

3.      Make me a channel of your peace.  It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, in giving to all men that we receive and in dying that we’re born to eternal life.   Refrain

Post-Communion Prayer

Everlasting God, we have gathered for the meal that Jesus asked us to keep;We have remembered his words of blessing on the bread and the wine.And His Presence has been known to us.We have remembered that we are sons and daughters of God and brothers    and sisters in Christ.Send us forth now into our everyday lives remembering that the blessing in the     bread and wine spreads into each time, place and person in our lives,As we are ever blessed by you, O Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Amen.

Closing Song: All Things Bright & Beautiful (Christian Children’s Songbook, # 12)

Refrain:  All things bright & beautiful, all creatures great & small, all things wise & wonderful, the Lord God made them all.

1.      Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings, he made their glowing colors, he made their tiny wings.  Refrain

2.      The purple-headed mountain, the river running by, the sunset, and the morning that brightens up the sky.  Refrain

3.      He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell how great is God Almighty, who has made all things well.  Refrain

Dismissal:   
Liturgist: Let us go forth in the Name of Christ.
People: Thanks be to God!