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Experiencing Nashotah March 9-10, 2017
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CONTENTS THE
Missioner
A Christmas Message from Dean Peay
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The Very Rev. Steven A. Peay, PhD
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Dean and President
A Letter from the Chairman of the Board
The Rev. Philip Cunningham Associate Dean for Administration
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The Rev. Andrew T. Grosso, PhD
The Hyde Bell Tower Gift
Associate Dean for Academics
The Rev. Rick Hartley, DMin, STM
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$3.5 Million Legacy Gift to Endow a Professorship and International Conferences
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A New Vision for Unity in the Eternal City
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The Church Musician’s Workshop
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New Feature: Our Alumni & Their Lives of Service
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Preserving the Past for the Future
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Campus and Community Events
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Alumni Updates
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Remembrance Gifts
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Associate Dean for Students & Registrar
Diane S. Plantenberg, CFRE
Associate Dean for Institutional Advancement dplantenberg@nashotah.edu
The Rev. Esther A. Kramer, PhD
Assistant Dean for Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Lisa Swan
Director of Marketing & Communications lswan@nashotah.edu
Janice Watter
Director of Annual Giving & Alumni Relations jwatter@nashotah.edu
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Letter from the
Dean
THE VERY REV. STEVEN A. PEAY, PHD
Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, love divine; Love was born at Christmas, Star and angels gave the sign.
Those words of the Oxford Movement poet Christina Rossetti have long moved me during Christmastide. Her lovely little poem “Love Came Down at Christmas” sums up in so many ways the essence of Christmas – the eternal Word taking flesh, all out of love. God’s loving act is precisely what we read about in 2 Peter 1.3-4: “His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence, by which He has granted to us His precious and very great promises, that through these you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of passion, and become partakers of the divine nature.” In Christ, God calls us into participation, into communion. What Rossetti did poetically we also see done by the great teachers of the early Church. Irenaeus writes, “For this is why the Word became man, and the Son of God became the Son of man: so that man, by entering into communion with the Word and thus receiving divine son-ship, might become a son of God.” Athanasius puts it into a pithy phrase and declaration: “For the Son of God became man so that we might become God.” What are they all talking about? TRANSFORMATION. The end of the Christian life is the transformation that brings us into the fullness of communion…union with the divine Trinity. This is why Paul says what he does to the Philippians: “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 2.5). Entering into this transformation and gaining this mind is to make us think and act differently. This is what Paul told the Romans (and here I use J.B. Philips’ rendering simply because it’s delightful): “With eyes wide open to the mercies of God, I beg you, my brothers, as an act of intelligent worship, to give Him your bodies, as a living sacrifice, consecrated to Him and acceptable by Him. Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold, but let God re-mold your minds from within, so that you may prove in practice that the plan of God for you is good, meets all his demands and moves towards the goal of true maturity” (Romans 12.1-2). Our thoughts, our actions, our very lives are to be mirrors of Christ’s – it all began at that first Christmas, when Love came down. What we do at Nashotah House is to orient those who enter into theological education towards having the mind of Christ. We may talk about “formation,” but what is really going on is transformation. If the task of theological education, ministerial/priestly formation is taken seriously, then the end product should be someone who has grasped the wonder of Love Incarnate not just intellectually, but practically. That individual should also have so entered into that mind of Christ that others can be led into the transforming relationship, and communities of transforming, unselfish love can be built. In short, we’re talking about leading people toward “the goal of true maturity.” Isn’t that a wonderful vision for our parishes, for our dioceses, for the Church?
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It all begins with those who minister taking on the mind of Christ and living accordingly. Priests are persons for others, simply because Christians are to be persons for others. We live for others because the primordial Other, God, became incarnate to show us what it means to live unselfishly, lovingly. Look again at Philippians 2; there you will see what the Love come down at Christmas would have us do. The hard truth is that we live in a broken country, a broken world, a broken Church, and a broken Communion. All around us there is brokenness, but in the transforming love of Christ there is wholeness. My prayer is that we will seek the mind of Christ, take seriously what we believe, what we sing, and then live accordingly. It’s what we’re trying to do here in this little corner of the world, and we can only achieve what we do with your help. Pray for us. Work with us. Join by supporting us. Together we can offer a message of healing, wholeness, and transformation to the broken all around. Rossetti’s wonderful little poem offers us the way forward:
Worship we the Godhead, Love incarnate, love divine; Worship we our Jesus: But wherewith for sacred sign?
Love shall be our token, Love shall be yours and love be mine, Love to God and to all men, Love for plea and gift and sign.
LOVE CAME DOWN
Praying that your Christmas was merry and the year ahead is both transformative and blessed!
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In the Incarnate One,
The Very Rev. Steven A. Peay, PhD Dean-President and Professor of Homiletics and Church History
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
Letter from the
THE RT. REV. Daniel H. Martins, ‘89 11th Bishop of Springfield
graduates who are ready to be ordained, deployed, and to get the job done. Not all of our students are preparing for parish priesthood, but that’s still our “bread and butter.” And we are known for sending out alumni/ae who are just plain competent, who know how to go about “priesting.” The demand for our graduates significantly exceeds the supply. That, as they say, is “not nothing.”
As you receive this issue of The Missioner, the 2016 Michaelmas Term at Nashotah House is in the books. Students, faculty, and staff are taking a bit of down time with those in this life who are closest to them. The buzz of activity on campus is throttled back to a low RPM, as if in deference to the evening antiphon for the First Sunday after Christmas: “While all things were in quiet silence, and the night was in the midst of its swift course, your almighty Word, O Lord, leaped down out of your royal throne.” Of course, in my mind’s eye, I conjure up one of the lampposts in the garth outside the library, illuminating the snowflakes as they blow by! It’s a mystical image, impressed on the hearts of all whose lives have been molded through contact with Nashotah, “set apart to the glory of thy great Name and the benefit of thy Holy Church.”
So, every month, when I navigate to my bank’s internet portal and send an unrestricted gift to Nashotah House, it is a moment of great joy, because I am so completely “sold” on the value and importance of what I’m doing. As a bishop, I spend a great deal of my time and energy trying to wrap my mind and heart around the mission of the church and the ever-shifting terrain in the relationship between church and society. Nashotah House is right in the nexus of that relationship, forming Christian leaders who can interpret the world to the church and the church to the world. The cause of the gospel of Jesus Christ demands nothing less, and such leaders are sorely needed.
Longevity, whatever else it might bring, affords perspective. It’s now been thirty years since my own matriculation as a student, six years since I joined the board, and four since I assumed the Chair. I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the ugly. I’ve experienced fears for the House that I don’t even want to put into words in this venue. And it is precisely from this perspective of longevity that I take such hope and encouragement about the present and the future of our beloved seminary.
Are you in the habit of giving regularly to Nashotah? While the efforts of the Office of Institutional Advancement are rightly oriented toward potential large donors of the sort we need to secure our financial stability, we also depend on a much larger pool whose gifts are modest or even small, but who are regular in their giving. I encourage you to take this opportunity at year’s end to add yourself to that blessed company.
I cannot stress too highly: Nashotah House produces a “product” that is second to none. We turn out
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A Home for the Change Ringing Bells
A gift from the Hydes will build a wonderful home for our bells
St. Mary’s Dousman Bell Tower Ground-Breaking Ceremony Recently recognized as an historical district by the Wisconsin State Historical Society, Nashotah House is again making history by bringing the first Change Ringing Bells to the State of Wisconsin and only the 42nd set of these special bells to North America. A ground-breaking ceremony was held on November 16th at Nashotah House thanks to the generosity of Dr. James and Mrs. Karen Hyde. According to Dr. Hyde, “With this gift we wish to honor Nashotah’s missionary zeal of 1852 that flourished in establishing St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Dousman. The gift symbolizes missionary outreach by the peal of the bells.” A video of the ground-breaking ceremony can be found at www.nashtoah.edu/belltower.
Dr. James and Mrs. Karen Hyde at the ground-breaking: (left to right Fr. Scott Leannah, St. Mary’s Dousman Parish, Fr. Philip Cunningham, Hydes, Dean Steven Peay, Fr. Alexander Pryor, Ricco Medina)
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Originating in 17th century English churches, these unique bells ring in an ancient, yet very modern way, producing a rich cascade of sound. The bronze bells are large and range in weight from a few hundred pounds to as much as several tons. The bells are hung in stout frames within a bell tower that allows them to swing 360 degrees creating a harmonic sound that cannot be matched by bells hung in a stationary position. The first peal in North America was rung at Christ Church Philadelphia in 1850. “Bells have a special place at Nashotah House” said The Very Reverend Steven Peay, Dean and President of Nashotah House, “They call the seminarians to class, they call the community to chapel; and most importantly, they call the community to prayer. Change ringing bells will add even more beauty to the House’s community life and will provide a unique opportunity for students to learn a practice that originated hundreds of years ago.”
Mr. Roland Perschon of Pewaukee gifted the collection of eight change ringing bells to Nashotah House.
The St. Mary’s Dousman Bell Tower is expected to be completed in the fall of 2017. The first time the bells are rung, a world-wide celebration will be held attracting ringers and others to share in this longanticipated event.
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Nashotah House Announces
$3.5 Million Legacy Gift
“We are very humbled and proud that the Servants of Christ and their place in Church history will be permanently tied to Nashotah House and our mission.”
to Endow a Professorship and an Annual International Conference Nashotah House Theological Seminary has received a $3.5 million commitment from the Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ as a gift to carry on the Order’s legacy. The endowed fund will be used to support the St. Benedict Servants of Christ Professorship in Ascetical Theology and Monastic Studies and an annual international conference on religious life and Anglicanism also named for the Order. The Order was founded in 1968 by The Very Reverend Dom Cornelis deRijk, OSB, a Priest and Benedictine Monk, with The Reverend Canon Lewis Long in Phoenix, Arizona. The Priory of the Servants of Christ is a Benedictine community guided by the balance of prayer, study, and work. Father deRijk, the head of the order, received his Master of Divinity from Nashotah House in 1976. He died on September 24th of this year. As membership in the Order diminished, it became clear to Father deRijk that the Order needed to leave a legacy in a way that would appropriately recognize and carry on the Benedictine values that were at its core. Originally conceived for monks, Benedictine spirituality underwrites The Book of Common Prayer and permeates the Anglican way of spiritual growth. A monastic spirituality,
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it is concerned for community and the cultivation of charity. An embodied spirituality, the Benedictine way fastens spiritual life to the outward disciplines proven to foster inward growth.
“The Benedictine way of spirituality is a cornerstone of the Nashotah House ethos. As we practice the Benedictine disciplines of work, study, and prayer together, the members of our community grow in faith, hope, and a love beyond words,” says The Very Reverend Steven A. Peay, Dean and President of Nashotah House. “This generous gift-investment will honor the Order’s legacy of service, keeping it alive in perpetuity. It will insure that, for generations to come, House seminarians will benefit from their exposure to the great Church leaders and mentors who will occupy the Professorship and present at the annual international conference,” according to Dean Peay.
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The Very Reverend Dom Cornelis deRijk, OSB Prior of the Servants of Christ
Nashotah House alumnus Father deRijk, a beloved Priest and Benedictine Monk, died unexpectedly of natural causes at his home in Phoenix on Saturday, September 24, 2016, at the age of 80. Born September 6, 1936, in the Netherlands, Father deRijk graduated from Arizona State University with a Master’s degree in Social Work in 1973. After completing his Master of Divinity at Nashotah House in 1976, he was ordained Deacon by the Old Catholic Church of Utrecht, and became an Episcopal Priest at St. Mary’s Church, Phoenix, in 1977. In 1968, Father deRijk, along with the Rev. Canon Lewis Long, established the Priory of the Servants of Christ, a Benedictine community united by love for God and one another and guided by a balance of prayer, study, and work. He was Prior of the Order from 1985 to his death. Father deRijk was many things to many people: a good friend, a brother, a son, an Episcopal Priest, a Benedictine Monk and Prior, a spiritual adviser, a teacher, a pastor, an administrator, a social worker, a lover of animals, a maker of bread and jam, a purveyor of religious books and jewelry, an avid reader, an advocate to those in need, an enthusiast of fine music and art, an active traveler, a fan of British television, a witty conversationalist, a source of wisdom, and most of all, a true disciple of Christ. He will be deeply missed by the many whose lives he influenced. “Fr. deRijk has left a unique and indelible mark on the life of our parish, and we give thanks to God for the enormous impact he has had on the lives of so many in our community,” said Father Craig Bustrin, SCP, Vicar and Priest-in-Charge, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of Phoenix.
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A New Vision for Unity in the Eternal City The Rev. Matthew S. C. Olver
Assistant Professor of Liturgics and Pastoral Theology A visit to the city of Rome has a way of instilling the gift of perspective. The Church’s catholicity across time is visible there in a way almost unlike anywhere else in the world. The Anglican Centre – whose 50th anniversary in early October was the raison d’etre for my recent trip – serves as a marvelous example. Housed in the historic Palazzo Doria-Pamphilj, which itself contains one of the most extensive private art collections in all of Europe, Jesuit archeologists only last year discovered that the site of St Paul’s two-year house arrest is almost directly under the building. Anywhere you turn in Rome, Greek and Roman structures that pre-date Christianity stand juxtaposed next to fifth, eleventh, and seventeenth-century churches and structures. History not only unfolds before your eyes; it folds up upon itself in such a way that the various pasts are gathered up mysteriously into the present. The Rt. Rev. Stephen Patten, sometime Bishop of Wakefield, recently sketched the remarkable history of the 50 years of official Anglican-Catholic ecumenical relationships in a recent issue of The Living Church (September 18, 2016, pp. 20-21). The beginning was the historic visit of Archbishop Michael Ramsey (a figure who looms large in the history of Nashotah House) to Pope Paul VI in 1966, not long after the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council and its Decree on Ecumenism, which forever altered
the ecumenical landscape. The Pope surprised the Archbishop with the gift of his episcopal ring, which Ramsey immediately donned and which has graced the hand of every subsequent Archbishop of Canterbury when visiting with a pope. In the wake of this gesture, which reflects the new posture of generosity and dialogue by the Catholic Church toward its fellow Christians, the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) was formed. The official dialogue straightaway addressed the thorny questions of Eucharistic theology, ministry, and authority in ARCIC I (1970-1981) and the doctrine of salvation, the church as communion, moral theology, authority, and the Blessed Virgin Mary in ARCIC II (1983-2005). I had the privilege to serve the national Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue in the US (ARCUSA) which produced a follow-up to the ARCIC statement on ethics in 2014, entitled “Ecclesiology and Moral Discernment” (http://tinyurl.com/h2vreez). The current round, ARCIC III, is focused on the same topic and is co-chaired by the current director of the Anglican Centre and the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Representative to the Holy See, the Most Rev. Sir David Moxon of New Zealand.
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Bishop John Bauerschmidt and Fr. Matthew Olver
The events of the Anglican Centre in Rome’s golden jubilee were many and varied. In the days leading up to the official celebration, I joined Dr. Christopher Wells, Executive Director and Editor of The Living Church, and about 15 writers (including Springfield’s bishop, The RT. Rev. Dan Martins, chairman of Nashotah’s Board of Directors) for its Weblog, Covenant (http://livingchurch.org/covenant/), for a scholarly colloquium. The colloquium considered the Vatican II texts on the nature of church and ecumenism along with Pope St. John Paul II’s historic encyclical on ecumenism, Ut Unum Sint. We also discussed “Growing Together in Unity and Mission”, a remarkable document produced by the International Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission. IARCCUM, as the commission is commonly known, is a collection of bishops established in 2000 by Archbishop George Carey and Cardinal Edward Cassidy to discern together the progress made in theological conversations since the 1960s, to articulate the places where agreement has yet to be reached, and to determine how Anglicans and Catholics can work and minister together.
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A second group of nineteen pairs of bishops were chosen to begin a new round of IARCCUM’s work, which included Nashotah DMin student The Rt. Rev. Fanuel Emmanuel Magangani, Bishop of Northern Malawi.
archiepiscopal roles. Archbishop Justin presented a pectoral “Cross of Nails” inscribed with the words “Father Forgive,” taken from the reconciliation cross formed from Coventry Cathedral. Pope Francis in return presented the Archbishop with a replica of St. Gregory’s crozier. Both the ring of Paul VI and the crozier express Vatican II’s “recognition of the continuity of episcopal ministry” in the Anglican Communion. Statements like these make it extremely clear that the unexpected
The Rt. Rev. Fanuel Emmanuel Magangani and The Rev. Matthew Olver
The bishops began with a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral and then on to Rome. When they arrived, Pope Francis and Archbishop Justin commemorated the Anglican Centre’s 50th anniversary with choirs from both the Canterbury Cathedral and the Sistine Chapel. The liturgy took place at San Gregorio al Celio, the monastic church from which St. Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine of Canterbury to England at the end of the seventh century. The church still houses Gregory’s ancient episcopal throne and crozier, displayed prominently at the front of the church. Both prelates preached and then at the end of the liturgy exchanged gifts to honor each other’s particular
and sharp rejection of the validity of Anglican orders in the 1896 papal bull of Leo XIII is being interpreted in a new and more generous light. An event hosted by the Gregorian University earlier that morning featured an impressive array of speakers and was attended by scholars from across Rome and around the world. Attendees included 15 of the 39 Anglican
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Primates and the Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, the Most Rev. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, and most of the IARCCUM bishops. When you strip away all of the fanfare, what we’re left with are relationships. Only when we come to know Christians from whom we are divided and we experience the wounds that both churches have inflicted for which “both sides were to blame” (Vatican II’s Decree on Ecumenism, par. 3) will we do more than pay lip service to the labor for Christian unity. The imperative cannot be written off as a supposed liberal gesture of empty words. Jesus makes it clear that the ability of nations to hear and receive the good news of salvation made possible by His own death and resurrection depends on the unity of Christians. But this call goes even further than just visible unity between bodies like the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church. The “great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions” extends into our intra-Anglican life, whether between the different camps within the Episcopal Church or between the Episcopal Church and other jurisdictions in North America. Unless we wish to claim that the “other” is somehow “not Christian,” our participation in the fracturing of the Body of Christ must be named for what it is: sin. We must also acknowledge that this hampers the call to evangelize those who have yet to name Jesus Christ as Lord. And, we must choose not to sit idly by and act as though this isn’t a problem or it is someone else’s responsibility.
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Alumni Communities Take Shape
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Carolyn Bartkus ‘16, Nashotah House’s Director of Church Relations & Alumni Communities, is in the process of planning Alumni Community gatherings across the country for the new year. Alumni Council representatives are organizing a variety of events from informal fellowship gatherings to workshops with faculty members. As local events and dates are finalized they will be posted on our website and invitations will be sent to Alumni in the region. Stay in the know by providing the House with your email address to receive e-blasts about events. Send your email information to: advancement@nashotah.edu
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Second Annual
Church Musician’s Workshop
Dr. Paul Westermeyer
The Church Musician’s Workshop at Nashotah House is a unique and innovative program that debuted in June 2016. Drawing on the great liturgical and musical heritage that Nashotah House is known for, the week-long residential course for musicians, clergy, and lay-leaders gives participants an opportunity to steep in the Anglican Choral tradition. Participants gain hands-on experience with the unique musical practices that are better caught than taught. This is the only course of its kind. Registration is very limited, so that participants and tutors can get to know each other over the course of the week. This also allows participants to work from a position of understanding and respect for the work that we have all been given to do in and for the Church. Participants receive one-on-one and small group instruction on the practicalities of church music in our tradition, focusing particularly on the sorts of things that are not taught at even the best music schools: conducting, accompanying, and teaching plainsong and Anglican chant; coaching on liturgical improvisation; understanding the place of church music in the history of Anglicanism; and gaining an introduction into the theology of Anglican liturgy; helping participants to better plan and lead public worship.
This year’s daily plenary addresses will be given by world-renowned author and teacher Dr. Paul Westermeyer, author of dozens of books and articles, including Te Deum: The Church and Music, which is one of the church music textbooks at Nashotah House, The Church Musician, Church Music in the United States 1760-1901, and Let the People Sing: Hymntunes in Perspective. Dr. Westermeyer is Emeritus Professor of Church Music at Luther Seminary in Minneapolis, having first been director of the Sacred Music Degree program at St. Olaf College, MN, and Visiting Professor at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He will be speaking on the role and responsibilities of clergy and musicians in helping congregations find and use their corporate voice in praise of Almighty God, while also touching on the topic of maintaining healthy boundaries and expectations in the clergy-musician relationship. Participants can select one of four tracks: A Practical Organ Skills Track, for those with good keyboard skills who have found themselves tasked with playing the organ for worship; the Advanced Organ Track, for trained professional organists who want to come away for
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a week of refreshment and challenge, working as colleagues alongside our organ tutors; the Contemporary Music Track, which focuses on voice and piano, but encourages participants to bring other instruments as well, with a specific interest in how the traditional forms of chant might work in a contemporary context; and the Clergy & Lay-Leader Track, which allows participants access to all of the lectures and worship services, and offers group training in chanting the parts of the Daily Office and the Eucharist, but does not include one-on-one lessons or other master classes. To make the program accessible to all who would benefit, the first three tracks are priced at $750 (including 3 meals daily), and the Clergy & Lay Leader track is priced at $500 (including 3 meals daily). Limited on-campus housing is available. The Church Musician’s Workshop is scheduled for June 12-16, 2017. For more information, or to register, visit: www.churchmusiciansworkshop.org or contact Fr. Alexander Pryor, Director of Chapel Music at Nashotah House, at 262.646.6520 or apryor@nashotah.edu
A New Nashotah House Feature:
Our Alumni & their Lives of Service
The fundamental principles of Nashotah House include the Benedictine way of spirituality which, at its very core, promotes concern for community and the cultivation of charity. As a result, many of the diverse ministries our alumni gravitate toward are both inspirational and thought-provoking. These are remarkable insights into the people, their programs and our culture. In that light, Nashotah House will be showcasing the impact of our alumni on communities, the Church and the world by featuring a story of one of our own every month. Our first featured alumna is The Very Reverend Sarah Bronos. Reverend Bronos is the rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland, Florida. She is also the dean of the Central Deanery, serves as a member of the Diocesan Board and devotes time as a Nashotah House Alumni Council member. There is much that could be shared about Reverend Bronos, but her most recent mission to improve the lives of others by supporting and enabling the creation of a home for a new Christian school for special-needs children, the Celandine Life Preparatory Academy, is particularly noteworthy and needs to be shared.
This was not an easy project, yet seven years ago she believed the Lord led her to an idea about a new use for the church property that would benefit those outside its community. Here is her story.
The Very Reverend Sarah Bronos
Good Shepherd in Maitland Now Houses the Celandine Life Preparatory Academy The Very Rev. Sarah Bronos The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland, Florida sits on a beautiful piece of property with green space, shade trees, a chapel, church, parish hall, and a campus with four other buildings.
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Nearly seven years ago, during my interview, I commented that I truly believed that the Lord purposed something for the property that would benefit those outside the church community. I also said that the theme of education kept coming to the fore in my prayer time.
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A couple of years later, I met Gale, who handed me a book written by her daughter and granddaughter. She said, “I just had to come and give you this.” The title of the book is I Am in Here: The Journey of a Child with Autism Who Cannot Speak but Finds Her Voice. It changed the focus of my prayers from education in general to Christian education for special-needs children. It is a powerful book that contains wonderful poetry written by a nonverbal autistic child. Here is one poem:
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Last March, a woman drove onto the campus asking if we had space to rent to a Christian not-for-profit school for special-needs children. She was the mother of one of the students and said that she “had been looking at other buildings and I drove by on the way home and just felt compelled to come in and ask.” Shortly thereafter, I received a call that the school wasn’t interested after all. Since this had seemed so right, that evening, I prayed, “Lord, if this is of you, then close every other door that they try and walk through and bring them here.”
A month later, I received another I sometimes fear call asking if I would still be That people cannot understand willing to meet. It seemed That I hear that nothing they had looked And I know at was right. That they don’t believe I go Interestingly, a few months To every extreme earlier, we had been To try to express short-staffed, and I asked My need to talk. for volunteers to help out If only they could walk in the office. One of my In my shoes parishioners, Mark, who They would share my news: had taken early retirement I am in here as a school superintendent And trying to speak every day from New York state, answered In some kind of way. Elizabeth Bonker, age 9
When I explored the possibility of a Christian school for special-needs children on our campus, many parishioners were supportive, but there was not enough interest to even start a feasibility study. But, I kept it in my prayers. Sometime later, a visitor asked about renting space for a special-needs school. However, she was not interested in a relationship between the church and the school or in having a chapel service for the children, something for which I had been praying.
our call. He was working on some projects for us when Kristen and Margarita (the school owner and administrator) arrived for the meeting. I asked Mark to sit in. I said up front: “I am not interested in a straight rental situation. What I would love is a relationship between the school and the parish family.” It was a Holy-Spirit filled moment; we all felt this relationship was of the Lord. It also became very clear during the conversation that I didn’t speak “school,” especially not “special-needs school.” But, Mark did. I asked him to take the lead on the discussions as we moved forward.
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I shared our conversation with the vestry, and they were 100 percent in agreement to move ahead. A memorandum of understanding was developed that provided the basis of the lease agreement. The vestry approved both, and then Kristen stepped out in faith. In order to lease the buildings, the school would need to request permission from the City of Maitland for a zoning change.
the zoning process, and even though one zoning board member was quite vocal against the change of use, the city council voted unanimously to grant it. Celandine Life Preparatory Academy opened its doors on our campus with 38 beautiful children, ages 7-21.
Another parent wrote to thank us: “I have been meaning to send this to all of you and your staff. My husband and I would like to thank you for giving Celandine Life Prep Academy the opportunity to have the school at your location. It is a wonderful school with wonderful people. My son, Ryan, loves this school and all the staff. This is the first time he has ever said that he wants to go back to school.
The date set for final approval was the first day of school. There were, of course, a huge number of hurdles ahead: an updated property boundary survey along with ADA compliance issues including a concrete walkway, a railing, and the installation of a fire alarm system. This was an expensive project, and we again stepped out in faith. The congregation was extraordinarily generous. While we were able to make the down payment for the fire alarm installation, and work began, we still needed money to pay the balance when the work was finished. And, we still needed a lot more money to cover everything required for zoning approval. One parishioner, Scott, volunteered to write a grant application in spite of the fact the deadline was close. And God provided through the Congregation Development Commission Grant, an award of $25,000! Meanwhile, we also had to clear out the two buildings to be leased, which included moving our children’s nursery and Godly Play room into a different building. Many faithful parishioners helped. Kristen also needed to remodel the two buildings. It was a very busy summer for many people. We prayed through each portion of
Because the program for the older children includes life-preparation skills, they are taught how to clean by cleaning rooms on the campus. They set the tables on Fridays for our Sunday morning breakfast, and they have also cleared out and replanted our two community garden planters and have planted another two. In our earlier conversations, the school representatives asked if I would be willing to have a weekly children’s chapel – another answer to prayer! It is such a blessing to see children moving from one building to another during the day, to train as acolytes and ushers (especially when their parents never thought this was a possibility), to share the love of Christ with them, and to have parents say to us about the chapel service: “This is so wonderful for the kids – I don’t even have words to describe how good it is for them.”
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He misses his friends and the teachers. This is a big deal. Ryan feels so safe and welcomed with the staff at Celandine. They truly understand him and his needs. Before Celandine, it was very stressful, heartbreaking to see no clear path for our son, but at Celandine, I see great things and I am very happy and proud to be a part of this community. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts for having us be part of your community. I see wonderful changes now and for the future for these children and their families. Thank you so much.” When God purposes and we wait on him in prayer and step out in faith, a two-way blessing always unfolds.
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Preserving the Past for the Future
“Nashotah House is home to dozens of historic, museum-quality sacred vessels and vestments.”
The Rev. Alexander R. Pryor
Instructor of Church Music and Director of Chapel Music As any student who has poked about the sacristy knows well, Nashotah House is home to dozens of historic, museum-quality sacred vessels and vestments. Running the gamut from the simple wooden, hand-carved altar candlesticks prepared for James Lloyd Breck in the 1840s (at a time when ritual candles – that is, candles used other than simply for light – was still a hugely contentious issue in the Episcopal Church), to the gold and porcelain enamel chalice and paten by Tiffany & Company and the red and gold cope and chasuble worn by Blessed Michael Ramsey, our collection is a veritable compilation of our long history of teaching and promoting catholic faith and practice on the frontier. At the same time, anyone who attends Nashotah House liturgies regularly will know that we don’t approach these items simply as artifacts of a former time. Chalices and patens exist to hold the Body and Blood of our Lord rather than sit in a display case, and vestments are made to be worn at the altar rather than viewed as an art piece in a gallery. While the most precious examples, like the 1950s hand-embroidered chasuble from the Sisters of the Holy Nativity in Fond du Lac, don’t see daily use, they are used regularly, particularly on major feast days.
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Over the last two years, the sacristans have taken a careful inventory of the condition of our vessels and vestments, and we have undertaken the process of carefully catching up on long-overdue maintenance and repair work. A local seamstress with the patience and skill for hours of examining and re-stitching miles of embroidery has worked to extend the useful life of the vestments, replacing worn linings, catching rips and tears in sometimes thread-bare fabric, and carefully matching and replicating embroidery that has fallen apart over years of use. Of course, the time comes when one has to discern if a particular piece is worth repairing. However, for Nashotah House, whose stock and trade is the faithful passing-along of the tradition handed down to us, these important symbols – and the deep piety their careful craftsmanship represents – are central to instilling that same faith and piety in our current students. By careful attention to detail, and a respect for these vestments and vessels themselves, we hope that we can preserve – and continue to use – these sacred parts of our inheritance for generations to come. Future projects will include professional conservation of the woodwork and statuary, the replacement of the aging digital organ, and the eventual repair or replacement of the tongue-and-groove dropped ceiling in St. Mary’s Chapel. Questions about chapel life at Nashotah House can be directed to Fr. Alexander Pryor, at 262.646.6520 or apryor@nashotah.edu. Contact the Advancement Office to contribute towards the upkeep and operation of the chapels at Nashotah House.
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Campus & Community Nashotah House Chapel services are available online. Please join the residential community and 150 others who pray with us daily. Visit www.nashotah.edu/daily-office/.
On August 8th -11th Nashotah House hosted Called to Transformation, a Partnership between The Episcopal Church and Episcopal Relief & Development, an Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) facilitator formation workshop for clergy and lay leaders from across The Episcopal Church. Over the course of the conference, participants learned about the theory and the practice of ABCD work, and then begin the process of creating a working plan to implement an ABCD project in their own ministry community. Those who complete the program also are equipped to serve as facilitators for other communities that would benefit from this proven and theologically-based development methodology. Nashotah House Theological Seminary has been added to the Wisconsin State Register for Historic Places and a nomination has been sent to the United States Parks Department for inclusion in the National Register. Dean Steven A. Peay made the case for the House in front of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Review Board on August 19, 2016. When Nashotah House was founded in 1842, its main building was one of the largest in Wisconsin, at only four stories tall, and was the first institution of higher education in the state.
The fifth bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, The Right Reverend Dr. Edward J. Konieczny, was the guest preacher at Nashotah House on September 1st. Bishop Konieczny is known for encouraging people to embody their Baptismal Covenant. He has promoted both personal spiritual growth and congregational development and growth. At churches both in Texas and Colorado, Bishop Ed has successfully guided congregations in growth that more than doubled church membership and developed resources to expand the ministry and outreach of the congregations. In addition to his work in the church, Bishop Ed has served on numerous boards and committees and he has also served as a consultant to corporations and municipalities. The guest preacher on Thursday evening, September 7th, was The Right Reverend Dean Elliott Wolfe, D.D. Bishop Wolfe is the Vice President of the House of Bishops, Chair of the House of Bishops Planning Committee, delegate to the World Council of Churches, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s Council of Advice, the Joint Committee for Planning and Arrangements for General Convention, and the Pastoral Development Committee. He also serves as a coaching bishop, faculty member, and member of the Board of Directors for the College for Bishops. Over the past decade he has focused on innovative diocesan leadership and the creative use of parish resources. He initiated an ambitious plan to expand local education for lay and clergy leaders. He also has worked to strengthen youth and campus ministries throughout the diocese.
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The Right Reverend and Right Honorable The Lord Carey of Clifton, the 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury, was the facilitator of the annual September retreat for all students. Following the retreat on September 29th, Lord Carey gave the keynote address, “Broken Cisterns and the Vocation of Nashotah House” at the Academic Convocation. He was invited to take up the post of 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury in 1991. During his tenure, Lord Carey faced the challenge of the ordination of women to the priesthood; formation of the Archbishop’s Council, a new senior body bringing together policy and finance; and took a major lead on interfaith matters. He retired in 2002 at the age of 66 and was made a life peer, taking the title Lord Carey of Clifton, reflecting appreciation of his time as Bishop of Bath and Wells. As of September 29, 2016, Nashotah House is officially participating in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA). The application to participate was submitted by the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) and was approved unanimously by the Wisconsin Distance Learning Authorization Board (DLAB). The SARA agreement is a voluntary agreement among its member states and U.S. territories that establishes comparable national standards for interstate offering of postsecondary distance education courses and programs. Participation in SARA has been years in coming, but the benefits of a less costly and less cumbersome regulatory regime will result in expanded educational opportunity for hundreds of students. As of August 2016, there are currently 11 states participating in Midwest SARA and 41 states participating in SARA overall.
On Thursday, September 29th, being the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels, Nashotah House celebrated Choral Evensong together with Matriculation and Academic Convocation and the Michaelmas Procession. Twenty three students said the vow of obligation and signed the register. Dean Steven and Julie Peay visited the Church of Ireland Theological Institute in Dublin in October. The Dean met with faculty and the Principal, Canon Dr. Maurice Elliott, to talk about future cooperation between the House and the Institute. The Peays then journeyed north, where the Dean preached at the parish church in Donaghadee, and then gave the principal presentations for the Clergy Conference of the Diocese of Down and Dromore. They were titled: “Reclaiming the Boundaries: Core Doctrine and Church Revitalisation.”
The Dean Nutter Memorial Sundial has at last been examined by the North American Sundial Society and formally listed on their website (sundials.org). Made in London in 1716, it is one of the oldest sundials in the country, and came to the House after Fr. Nutter’s tenure as Dean (from the 1920s to the 1940s). It stands, adjacent to the Red Chapel, on a pedestal bearing the arms of Dean Nutter (a wild boar and three crescent moons), and is surrounded by a tall privet hedge. It bears quotations from Isaiah and from Ephesians.
Nashotah House welcomed The Right Reverend Ronald Jackson as guest preacher on Thursday evening, October 10th. Bishop Jackson is the recently consecrated bishop of the Diocese of the Great Lakes in the Anglican Church in North America. As a priest he served in churches all over, including California, Tennessee and Cape Town in South Africa. He had an even broader reach in his missionary work, serving in India, South America and Africa. Jackson also taught ministry at Trinity College in England for six years before being elected as bishop. Professor of Church History, The Rev. Dr. Thomas N. Buchan III, reviewed the new book, A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir by Thomas C. Oden, in the November 13th issue of The Living Church magazine. Fr. Buchan was a doctoral student of Oden’s at Drew University in the late 1990s. In his essay, Fr. Buchan summarizes the life and story of Thomas C. Oden, one of the 20th century’s most influential Protestant theologians, and relates his personal connection to Oden. The Women of Nashotah House (WoNH) held a workshop on November 14th: “Personality Types in Ministry.” Tammy Prather was the workshop presenter. Tammy helped the participants learn how their personality types affect how they do ministry, and how to work effectively with other personality types in ministry settings.
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Nashotah House welcomed The Right Reverend James “Jay” Magness, the Bishop Suffragan for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries. He was the guest preacher on Thursday evening, October 27th. Bishop Magness is responsible for Episcopal chaplains and their congregations in the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In addition, he serves as Canon for Federal Ministries at Washington National Cathedral and as a member of the Committee for Anglican International Peace and Justice.
Notification of Death The Reverend Dr. John Samuel Ruef died on October 31, 2016, in Chatham, Virginia. Fr. Ruef served as the Dean and President of Nashotah House and Professor of New Testament 19741984. He had a long and varied career in academia and parish ministry.
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Alumni Updates Ordinations & Appointments
The Rev. Gary L. Jackson, ‘11, is Rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Merritt Island, FL.
The Rev. was ordained to the diaconate June 11, 2016 by The Rt. Rev. Matthew C. Dallman, ‘15, Daniel Martins at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Riverside, IL, The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield. The Rev. Lars D. Skoglund, ‘14,
was ordained to the diaconate June 11, 2016 by The Rt. Rev. Steven Miller at All Saints’ Cathedral in Milwaukee, WI, The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee and serves as Bishop’s Vicar at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church in Hartford, WI.
The Rev. Mark Stuart, ‘79, became assistant rector of St. Thomas the Apostle in Hollywood, CA.
The Rev. Sonya Reichel, ‘15, was ordained to the diaconate August 27, 2016 by The Rt. Rev. Barry Beisner at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Sacramento, CA, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California.
The Rev. Jason Terhune, ‘15, became priest-in-charge of St. Mary Magdalene, Fayetteville, TN.
The Rev. Michael Singer, ‘80,
became interim rector of Church of the Servant in Wilmington, NC. Fr. Singer has served in the Diocese of East Carolina for the past 17 years as Rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Kinston. Prior to that, he spent 15 years as Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Altoona, Pennsylvania, where he also served as Chaplain at the James E. Van Zandt Veterans Administration Medical Center.
The Rev. Lynne Waltman, ‘13, was ordained to the priesthood on September 14, 2016 at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, TX and serves as Assisting Priest at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Fort Worth.
The Rev. Canon retired as Vicar of Holy Nativity Anglican Church, Lima, OH, Richard Palmer, PhD., ‘08, on July 10, 2016. Chaplain (Captain) Christopher became the Episcopal Missionary Church chaplain at the Austin Pokorny, USAF, ‘15, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ.
The Rev. was ordained to the priesthood November 30, 2016 by Jacob Alan Bottom, ‘15, The Rt. Rev. George E. Sumner at The Church of Saint David of Wales in Denton, TX, The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. The Rev. Jake Dell, ’08, wrote an article, “Manhattan Churches Partner to Test Digital Evangelism”, which was published in the Fall 2016 edition of The Episcopal New Yorker. Fr. Dell is the interim pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Inwood and former manager of Digital Marketing for the Episcopal Church. The article highlights a test campaign in the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Chaplain (1st Lieutenant) Lance Lormand, USAF,‘15,
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became the Reformed Episcopal Church chaplain at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ. He was ordained to the priesthood November 21, 2015, by The Rt. Rev. Jack Leo Iker at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, TX, the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth.
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Notifications of Death
The Rev. Robert D. Campbell, ‘66, died August 13, 2016 in Colorado Springs, CO.
The Rev. George M. Minnix, ‘64, died July 29, 2016 in Elkhart, IN.
The Rev. William V. Wetzel, ‘67,
died May 17, 2016. In addition to being an Episcopal priest, Fr. Wetzell served as a minority programs director, addiction counselor, basketball referee, car salesman, and in a number of other roles where he helped people from all walks of life.
T he Rev. Gene Moore Haddock, ‘64,
died September 5, 2016. He served many parishes and missions including several yoked churches that as a result grew several African-American Episcopal churches. From 1969 to 1986, Fr. Gene served as vicar of St. Simon of Cyrene Episcopal Church, which was the first African-American congregation in the history of the Episcopal dioceses of Dallas and Fort Worth to construct its own church in 1972. He served his final fourteen years in active ministry assisting St. Luke’s in Baton Rouge eventually retiring in 2004. Fr. Gene was especially well known and loved for his devotion to Wednesday night pot luck dinners and for his stories about his beloved pets.
The Rev. Raymond W. Ryerson, ‘85,
died August 6, 2016 in De Pere, WI. Fr. Ray’s full time ministry spanned 10 years in Wisconsin and included St. John’s, Shawano; St. John’s New London; St. Paul’s, Plymouth; and St. Boniface, Chilton. Following his retirement from full time ministry, Fr. Ray served many congregations of The Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac both as interim and as a supply priest.
The Rev. James M. Galbraith, ‘77, died September 1, 2016 in Gulfport, MS. The Rev. M. Gene Hutchins, ‘70,
died August 17, 2016 in Silver City, NM. He served as a priest in many communities in the mountain west, retiring in Silver City in 1994. He never stopped being a priest. He read the lessons at the VA in Truth or Consequences a month before his death.
The Rev. Richard C. Winn, ‘65, died August 5, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA.
The Rev. William Newby, ‘83, died October 18, 2016 in Joplin, MO. He served at churches in Wisconsin, Louisiana, Missouri, Indiana, and Texas. The Rev. Dr. John W. Riegel, ‘66,
died October 24, 2016 in Bailey Island, ME. Fr. Riegel loyally and faithfully served as The Hill School’s (Pottstown, PA) chaplain and chair of the theology (now religious studies) department from 1967 to 1997. In 2008, the School celebrated the establishment of The Reverend Dr. John W. Riegel Chair in Religious Studies to honor Dr. Riegel’s genuine commitment to the well-being and spiritual nurturing of his students, colleagues, and friends during the 30 years he served as Hill’s Chaplain.
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Remembrance
Gifts
Loyal Supporter of Nashotah House
Terry Kohler Passes Away
Terry Kohler, businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and dear friend of Nashotah House, passed away on September 21, 2016. Mr. Kohler was an important national figure, leaving his mark on Republican politics, issue-based advocacy groups, and conservation among many other causes. Nashotah House was honored and blessed to count Terry among its supporters. According to The Very Rev. Steven Peay, Dean and President of the House, “Terry had a deep interest in ensuring that the House survived and in fact, flourished. He had a keen understanding of the value and necessity of ordained and lay leadership for God’s Church. The House is a better place because Terry Kohler cared and invested in its well-being.” Quoting Mr. Kohler from a 2014 interview published in the Philanthropy Roundtable magazine, “If you believe in God, believe in Christ, He’s going to take care of you. All you have to do is serve others. It’s a pretty straightforward Biblical position. We haven’t suffered. The good Lord has been extremely generous with me, let’s put it that way. What would we do with the money if we kept it?” “Terry will be greatly missed by the Nashotah House community. He will continue to be in our prayers,” said Dean Peay.
Nashotah House recognizes and appreciates these Remembrance Gifts contributed in honor of or memory of the following individuals. These gifts pay tribute to others while funding the formation and training necessary to create tomorrow’s ordained and lay leaders. Remembrance Gifts received July 1, 2016 – November 15, 2016 GIFTS IN MEMORY OF: Gordon Agne Ms. Phyllis M. Teets The Rt. Rev. Stanley H. Atkins, ‘69 The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. William C. Wantland Frances and Jim Bracken Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bracken The Rev. Samuel J. Browne, ‘59 The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Nelson W. Pinder Mary Harrington Bryant Mr. Thomas A. Bryant John R. Burchfield Mrs. Isabelle Burchfield The Rev. George Corbet The Rev. Thomas Bowers DD The Rt. Rev. A. Donald Davies The Rev. and Mrs. James M. Sigler Don Giacomazzi Fred & Don Giacomazzi Farms The Rev. Warren G. Hansen Mrs. Jeanette V. Hansen Donald J. Hendrickson Mrs. Donald J. Hendrickson Mr. and Mrs. David Griffin James Hoffman Ms. Mary E. Gaul The Rev. James Howie, ‘66 The Rev. and Mrs. John D. Richmond Mrs. Edith Howson Mr. Frank E. Howson The Rev. Dr. Joseph I. Hunt The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Daniel W. Herzog Mr. and Mrs. Jerome K. Laurent
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Dagmar and Dave Jacobson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bracken Fr. Ted Kerstetter Miss Ann Sewell The Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper Mrs. Jean D. Rosling The Rev. D.J. Griffin, ‘16 Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Hendrickson The Rev. James M. Guill, ‘96 Mrs. Mary D. Guill Terry J. Kohler Mr. and Mrs. Dale W. Ahrens Baird Foundation, Inc. Ms. Jane Beebe Mr. and Mrs. Roger Blanchard Ms. Linda Cross Ms. Beverly J. Evans Mr. and Mrs. E. Anthony Fessler Mr. and Mrs. William P. Gagin Mr. and Mrs. Steve Gallimore Gloria Deo Chapter of the Daughters of the King Mr. Michael Hammett Ms. Dolores F. Hayssen Ms. Mary Heronymus Mr. and Mrs. Adam M. Heronymus Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Johnson Mr. J. Michael Kohler Jr. Mary R. Kohler Revocable Living Trust Mr. and Mrs. Karl Komatsu Mr. and Mrs. Aaron D. Lammers Mr. and Mrs. Steve Larson Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Mac Ewen Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey D. Madsen Dr. James C. Magestro DDS Mr. and Mrs. J. Curtis McKay Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. McMillan Mrs. Mary Ann Neuses Ms. Gina Peter Ms. Mary A. Portz Mr. and Mrs. John J. Puestow Mrs. William A. Reiss Ms. Mary Young Sachse Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Testwuide Mr. and Mrs. Walter Virden III J. M. Wessel Mr. Eric S. Zufelt, Esq
The Rev. Canon Donald H. Langstraat Ms. Lois E. Hill The Very Rev. A. Harrison Lee The Rev. and Mrs. James M. Sigler Louis and Sylvia Livingston The Rev. Marcia A. and Mr. Allan M. Tremmel Carol Mann Mr. and Mrs. Jerome K. Laurent Roy W. Mayberry Mrs. Toni Mayberry William G. Murphy Ms. Audrey D. Weiter Mr. Albert O. Nicholas Mr. and Mrs. J. Carleton MacNeil Jr. My Parents & Godparents The Rev. and Mrs. Randolph E. Lukas The Rt. Rev. Donald J. Parsons The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Langford Nancy K. Patston The Rev. J. Ralph Patston Sr., SSC The Rev. Wilfred Penney Ms. Mary E. Gaul The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon, Jr. The Rev. and Mrs. John F. D. Armstrong The Rev. Thomas Bowers DD The Rev. and Mrs. Charles F. Hart III Dr. and Mrs. John J. Keller The Rev. and Mrs. Richard A. Swan Dr. Edward A. Wallace DMus The Rev. Thomas R. Schulze Dr. Kay Schulze The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Wm. C.R. Sheridan, ‘42 Mrs. Betty Ann Roberts-Punko Janet M. Stewart Mr. Charles A. Stewart John and Estelle Tremmel The Rev. Marcia A. and Mr. Allan M. Tremmel Florence Underwood Dr. and Mrs. Ned A. Underwood Helen K. White Mr. Charles E. White The Rev. Clyde Whitney, ‘43 Mr. and Mrs. Jack L. Thorpe
GIFTS IN HONOR OF:
Nashotah House Alumni Mrs. Jeannette B. Gregory
37th Wedding Anniversary Mrs. Karen B. Moore 50th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood The Rev. Donne E. Puckle SSC 59 Years as a Priest The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Jonathan L. King
Nashotah House’s Choral Offices Online The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Frank H. Clark Ms. Maud Jones The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Richard T. Palmer The Very Rev. Steven Peay, PhD The Ven. Dr. and Mrs. Leander S. Harding Ms. Barbara Brown Lee The Rev Frederick Philputt, ‘87 Mr. Andrew Bradford
The Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman, ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hender Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Webb III
The Rev. Marcia A. Tremmel, ‘16 Mr. Allan M. Tremmel
The Rev. Matthew Brian Ainsley, ‘16 Mr. Irvin J. Pinnell Jr., BA, CRM, CPhT, UBO Harry L. Bowman’s Birthday Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Bowman The Rev. Canon Robert Bryant, ‘88 The Rev. and Mrs. Steve C. Norcross Mr. M. John Dyrud Mr. F.J. Phillips God’s Blessings Mrs. Lawrence W. Bracken The Rev. Canon and Mrs. George E. Pence The Rev. Donne E. Puckle SSC The Rev. Benjamin D. Hankinson, ‘14 Mrs. Joyce Bruce The Rev. Dr. Roland Kawano, ‘74 Kishiyo Kawano Canon Joseph A. Kucharski The Rev. and Mrs. Charles F. Hart III The Rev. Robert L. Woodbury The Rev. Robert C. Lord, ‘80 Mr. Robert B. Anderson Matthew, Michael, Mitchell, Grayson, & Cora Mrs. Mary K. Moritz Wendell and Thelma McLester’s 60th Wedding Anniversary The Rev. and Mrs. James E. Harrison Mr. and Mrs. Wendell W. McLester The Rev. Canon Edward R. Monk, ‘99 Dr. and Mrs. James F. Witten The Rev. William Musselman Ms. Mary E. Gaul Nashotah House Cdr. and Mrs. Frank E. Braden 27
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