Vol 9 Issue 29
Advent Christmas 2015 A.D.
O Come Let us Adore Him
Christ the Lord
Dear Readers,
Editorial
Advent is a season of waiting both for Christmas (His Coming in
Humility) and His Second Coming in Majesty. Yet during this time of waiting, we are shocked and saddened by the horror of terrorism unleashed on the followers of Christ in the Mid East, in Europe and in San Bernardino, CA. Some think that they are doing God a favor by killing fellow human beings in His Holy Name! In the light of the tragedy, when the nation offered thoughts and prayers, the NY Daily News ran a cover page “God isn’t fixing this.” That is an affront to the Divine character for He is Wonder Counselor, Mighty God... Let us remember that we are living in a Grace period - God’s allowance of mercy. In our travels, we’ve run across a billboard with the words: “If you die today where will you spend your eternity?” Both inhumanity or mockery of a loving God only jeopardizes one’s soul. The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. We need to ‘preserve our body and soul unto everlasting life.’ May we fear Him and do what is right, so that when He does come we will be ready. As the carol “O Holy Night” says “Long lay the world in sin and error pining till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.” Is our soul worth that much that He was born to die for me?
Bishop Leo and Holly Michael
Holy Trinity Anglican Seminary welcomes you! Holy Trinity Anglican Seminary (HTAS) is owned and administrated by the Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite of the diocese of Holy Trinity and Great Plains. It’s location in Kansas City, mid-America makes travel easy to meet the campus schedule. It forms part of a long tradition of the Holy Catholic Church of Anglican Rite and continues this important work of evangelization of the Kingdom of Christ in the United States of America and beyond its mission
territories. With the advancement of communications, Holy Trinity Anglican Seminary will offer online and on campus training for its students. Holy Trinity Anglican Seminary firmly believes that Good Formation will ensure FRUITFUL Ministry. Keeping in mind the Great Commission of the Lord, HTAS will train its candidates in strong Scriptural foundation, Sacramental worship in the Apostolic Tradition as enunciated in the conservative Anglican Tradition. With qualified faculty and commitment to the cause of priestly formation, Holy Trinity Anglican Seminary is set to impart the traditional Anglican orthodoxy even in the emerging social and pastoral challenges. The seminary will also offer courses for lay students as well. The Seminary primarily serves the Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite while students belonging to other denominations are welcome to participate in our program of study and reflection. The Holy Trinity Anglican Seminary will soon be accredited with a view to conferring the Bachelor’s Degree in Theology. Holy Catholic Church pays special attention to the formation of her ministers. Church directives require that candidate to the priesthood undergo a minimum of three years devoted to an intense and specifically priestly formation. These directives are implemented at this seminary, with particular emphasis on the Anglican traditions of the Holy Catholic Church.
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Adieu!
Jack Octigan entered into everlasting life on October 26, 2015, he was 93. Jack served as a Lay Reader and Acolyte in traditional Anglican Churches. Before his departure he and his wife Cyndi were members of Lawrence Anglican Mission in Kansas. Farewell until we all meet again at Jesus’ Feet! (Photo Cyndi, Jack Octigan with Bishop Leo)
Welcome!
We welcome the Mission of Our Lady of the Abandoned in El Paso TX into our Diocese. The mission operates out of Casa Vida Recovery Center. Since our visit, the congregation has moved into the Mission Chapel under the guidance of Fr. George Georgetti and Deacon Jerry Delgado.
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Wake up with God. You can join the prayer conference in the rhythm of daily morning and evening prayer. We have dedicated clergy and postulants faithfully hosting the prayer call daily at 7:00 am and 7:00 pm central time. Ask your clergy for the phone number.
In the Koinonia masthead, the circle with the cross in the center symbolizes the paten and the diverse elements which form a whole. The Mosaic represents the great cloud of witnesses and the church tradition. The red in the letters represents the blood of Christ with the font comprised of individual pieces of letters that are not joined until the blood unifies them. Koinonia is the official publication of the Anglican Province of the Holy Catholic Church-Anglican Rite (HCCAR) aka Anglican Rite Catholic Church. It is published quarterly at St. James Anglican Church, 8107 S. Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131. Phone: 816.361.7242 Fax: 816.361.2144. Editors: The Rt. Rev. Leo Michael & Holly Michael, Koinonia header: Phil Gilbreath; email: koinonia@holycatholicanglican.org or visit us on the web at: www.holycatholicanglican.org Cover picture: Photo of the painting of The Adoration of the Kings 1649, Carlo Dolci, National Art Gallery London by Bishop Leo Michael.
ADVENT 2015 A.D. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord,
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make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” Isaiah 40:3
Reflection by Rt. Rev. Ken Kinner, Church of the Holy Family, Casper, WY
dvent – in the wisdom of the Lord we begin another yearly pilgrimage, walking in the footsteps of the incarnate Son of God, and who came to us also as the Son of Man. We begin by renewing our obedience to the Ten Commandments and, in recognition of our sometime disobedience we listen to the charges and calls of the prophets to repent and return to the Lord’s will for us. In this manner the world was prepared for Jesus and in like manner we are individually prepared to meet Him too. The time of the Old Testament prophets was strikingly similar to our time! A nation, chosen by God, so content with worldly personal affairs that the sacred vocation of both the nation and its citizens was overshadowed by sin. The prophets warned the people that this pathway to judgment would bring sure retribution from the Lord’s agents of destruction, foreign nations. Compromise with these nations led only to the destruction of Israel. The message was heard but rejected and rather than change self, they attempted to destroy message by destroying the messengers. What happened to their nation is evident in Scripture. Late in Old Testament time, and for our time, the
Lord sent his ‘only begotten Son’. In His divine prophetic role He again calls mankind to repent, confess and make amendment. This ‘Messenger’, far greater than the earlier, is willing to sacrifice Himself, an offering ‘for the sins of the whole world’! This ‘Messenger’ is also our High Priest and our King! What then shall we think and do about the Church, the Body of Christ, and about ‘one nation under God’ ? Our nation is dedicated to the Lord! Our founding documents make this abundantly clear and the history of our nation correcting its wrongs makes a witness that must never be forgotten. Yet the last of the 20th Century and the beginning of the 21st Century make it clear to the world that this special nation has engaged itself in self indulgence. The blessing, or curse, of modern technology instantly conveys to the American people and to the world a subject that quickly captures everyone’s imagination, recreational sex. When the beautiful God given gift of human sexuality is mixed with ego, pride, money, and lust, we end up degrading both Holy Matrimony, the sacredness of conception and life, and dignity of family life itself.
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In the minds of those who hate America and Western culture, this singled out issue overshadows the virtues of our greatness and goodness. Make no mistake! Americans face a growing and determined threat to destroy our society. Militant Islam hates the freedom of thought people in a republic and in a democracy freely possess. Wherever such freedom is manifested in America, Europe, Africa, Israel - - they have vowed to destroy the people, men, women, children. Kill the messengers, a sure way of silencing the message. Those of us who can remember Aryan superiority under Adolf Hitler and Asian superiority under Hirohito and Tojo can vividly remember their vicious killings of millions while on the road to destroy the existence of freedom of thought. Can we not learn from history that ideologies of superiority will always seek the same outcome? What to do as a nation? Renew your understanding of these words: “We, the People of the United States of America, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.” We have the ‘common defense’ of our country as an obligation and opportunity. Thousands of young
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American men and women have given their lives for or freedom. Thousands more are now willing to do so. Our challenge is with people in executive and legislative branches of government who seek compromise, allegiances with questionable foreign governments, in order to preserve their broad minded image and develop as so-called legacy. The Lord’s New Year of Grace 2016, will give American citizens a choice to vote – elect people who will step up and recognize that the greatest threat to our future is the militant ideology of foreign fighters who have VOWED to destroy us. VOTE! What to do as a Church? Live the Holy Faith that you have received from the ‘glorious company of the Apostles, the goodly fellowship of the Prophets and the noble army of Martyrs!’ Live your promise of Holy Baptism and Confirmation: ‘renounce the devil and all his works, believe all the Articles of the Christian Faith, and keep God’s holy will and commandments and walk in the same all the days of your life,” “Worship God every Sunday in His Church; work and pray and give for the spread of his kingdom.” “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself.” Difficult? Need help? Consider Isaiah 40:28b-31 “The Lord is the everlasting God the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary, his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary and young men shall fall exhausted;
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ome of the questions that come to my mind from time to time during Advent are: “Why did God choose Mary to bear His Son? What did He see in her that moved Him to select the Virgin to nurture, comfort, and educate the Savior of the world?” We don’t know the answers. Scripture is silent. But we can infer several reasons from what Scripture does tell us. First, Mary possessed courage. In first century Israel, unmarried pregnant girls were outcasts. Israelite culture considered sexual immorality a capital offense, punishable by stoning. That’s why the adulterous woman in St. John’s gospel (chapter 8) would have died had Jesus not intervened. Mary, knowing her unwed preg-
nancy would cost her reputation, probably her betrothal to Joseph, and perhaps even her life – nevertheless, laid herself at God’s feet and told the angel, “Be it done to me according to Your word.” Mary knew Scripture. In an era when the culture didn’t consider it a priority to teach Scripture to girls, it's clear Mary read and memorized God’s word. Her adoration of God (Luke 1:46-55) is an example. She quotes or alludes to at least six Old Testament texts in those short eleven verses (1 Samuel 2:1-10, Psalm 34:2, Psalm 35:9, Psalm 98:1, Psalm 103:17, Psalm 107:9). Mary also demonstrated humility. She could have told the angel, “You’re asking too much of me. Send someone else.” But instead, she answered, “May it
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be done to me . . .” In other words, she said not her will, but God’s. Not her plans, but His. Perhaps as she spoke, she remembered Solomon’s conclusion in Ecclesiastes, “The last word, when all is heard: Fear God and keep his commandments” (Ecclesiastes 12:13). Perhaps she remembered the Proverb, “Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting; the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised” (Proverbs 31:30). Further, Mary presented herself obedient to God. "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.” If Eve, the Mother of mankind, had answered God as Mary, and not disobeyed the Father’s commandment about the forbidden tree, salvation history would be different. But Eve disobeyed, and Mary, by her obedience, fixed what our first mother broke. And finally, if there is a final word about the Theotokos (Greek for “God-bearer” or, “Birth-giver-of-God, or “Mother of God”) Mary didn’t model herself after the world, but let love for the Triune God transform her into a useful vessel for Him. No wonder He chose her to carry and mother His Son. When we recite in the Nicene Creed, “and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man,” we look to Mary as an example worthy of imitation of her obedience, humility, courage, purity and knowledge of God’s word. God chose the Virgin Mary to bring the God-MadeFlesh into the world. By imitating Jesus’ mother, we bring Him to our world.
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Left: Inauguration new Chapel Mission at El Paso TX, Casa Vida Recovery Center for addictions. Sunday Nov. 15, 2015. Rev. Fr. George Giorgetti. Rev. Deacon Jerry Delgado, Residents and community of faith participated in the blessing of new Chapel for the Glory of Our Lord, dedicated to “Our Lady of Abandoned”... more than 50 people were present at the Mass... and Mr. Maclovio Gomez (voluntary constructor) & family Christine (wife) and his children, (Selene, Belén & Adam)...
OUR NEW MISSION IN EL PASO TEXAS
Episcopal Visit & Holy Mass at the Anglican Church of the Holy Spirit, Meeteetse, WY thanks to the Petersons
Episcopal Visit & Holy Mass at Church of the Holy Family, Casper, Wyoming
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Episcopal Visit & Holy Mass at the Church of the Holy Family, Casper, Wyoming
WHY THE LITURGICAL WAY OF WORSHIP
A liturgy saves us from disorderliness. When we meet together to worship we are all united in the same prayers, the same reverence, the same adoration, and the same praise of God. It is in this unity that the strength of God’s Family lies. A liturgy saves us from being dependent upon our own feelings. People are very much dependent upon their feelings. If they are sad or worried or tired, they do not feel much joy or trust or strength. If left alone to worship God their worship would be seriously affected by their feelings at the moment. This should not be, for good prayer does not depend on feeling. Yet as long as men and women allow their feelings to affect them, a liturgy is necessary to provide the power to lift us above our own feelings. Without it we should be unable to rise above thoughts about ourselves to concentrate upon God. A liturgy saves us from being dependent upon a Minister. Without forms of prayer the congregation of worshipers is dependent upon the prayers and order of service made up by the minister or clergyman. The excellence of the worship will depend upon his training and knowledge, his personality, and the depth of his spirituality. But ministers are, after all, human beings, subject to human imperfections. With a liturgy, however, we depend not upon the abilities of men but upon the prayers of the whole historic Church. A liturgy saves us from the loss of perspective. Without a liturgy the danger is that we shall concentrate too much upon the problems of our own time, and not upon those fundamental truths of God and man which are timeless. One can imagine that
in time of war people’s worship would be seriously affected by their inability to shake off the war-temper which surrounded them. Or, in times of great prosperity and success people would forget their utter dependence upon Almighty God. A liturgy prevents this loss of the due proportion of things because it keeps always before us the basic truths about God and about man and about Christ which are necessary to our salvation. A liturgy preserves for us all that is best from past ages. In some ages the devotion of men and women is deeper than in others. The prayers and orders of service which grow up in an age of great piety and clear knowledge of God’s ways are preserved by means of fixed forms for all subsequent ages. In our Prayer Book, for example, many of the collects have been in constant use since 600 A.D. Parts of the service of Holy Communion date back to the second century. By using the same forms of worship which have been passed down through the history of the Church we are the inheritors of the rich devotion of the past. We not only preserve our continuity with the Church of the Apostles, the Fathers, and the Saints; we also maintain our unity in worship with all those who have gone before us to the Church in Paradise. It is only in a great liturgical heritage that we are able to discern the full meaning of “Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name; evermore praising thee, and saying, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts.” (Source: The Religion of the Prayer Book A Course of Study Designed to Review the Faith and Practice of the Book of Common Prayer By THE REV. WALDEN PELL, II, M.A. THE REV. P. M. DAWLEY, A.M., Ph.D. )
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Baptism of Colton Mitchell Simpson son of Robert & Katherine Simpson and grandson of Dr. Kirk and Lynn Baxter at Church of the Morning Star, Ethete, Wyoming
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Confirmations of Shennon Sage, Rhaelle Curry, Alli Jo Ferris, Connelly Alexander Big Knife at Church of the Morning Star, Ethete, Wyoming
Presentation & welcoming of the newly baptized Colton Mitchell Simpson and Rhaelle Curry into Christ’s Holy Church and Dn. Tony assisting.
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St. Joseph of Glastonbury Feeds the Homeless on Thanksgiving Eve 2015 By: Lazaro Martinez Jr.
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n the spirit of Thanksgiving, Fr. Julio Jimenez’ idea to feed some of the homeless at least for one day was met with plenty of support among both the English and Spanish congregations. Everyone helped in their own way by donating money and/or their precious time. This was not a fundraiser but an act of love and compassion from one Christian brother to another. This is a short recount of events of that wonderful day our church came together to help those in need. With a deep desire to help, a quick meeting was held among church members one Sunday after Mass. Fr. Julio did not expect the overwhelming support and things started rolling in an instant. Everyone present brainstormed on how to carry this out in a short time period. The church was decisive and avoided paralysis by analysis by deciding to serve chicken and ham sandwiches with hot chocolate on Wednesday, November 25 to those in need. On Tuesday evening November 24th, five whole roasted chickens were bought, shredded, and prepared with celery, mayo, and other ingredients. With her food processor, Mareus made this task seem easy. In less than three hours the chickens were shredded and processed and ready for the next step. The following day (Wednesday) the sandwiches were prepared so everyone would get a fresh chicken sandwich. On the day of the event, the weather was clear but cold and a little windy, but not as windy as usual in Wichita. The streets were full of fallen tree leaves. One could be comfortable in a light sweater. However, as the night progressed, the temperature dropped. At preparation time, there was no shortage of volunteers including children and teenagers. The church was the center of operation and all were in a happy mood. It was awesome to see how the assembly line brought us together to help those in need. When the first batch of about 50 chicken salad sandwiches were done, Fr. Julio, Arturo, Oscar and Lazaro loaded the box and a five gallon orange igloo container filled with hot chocolate and went to our first stop of the night while the rest of the volunteers continued preparing the ham sandwiches. Some of those preparing the sandwiches were Shayla, Mary and her daughter Chantal, Fabiola and her daughter Vanessa, and Mareus and her
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daughter Nicole. The first stop was at the Open Door Inc. located in downtown Wichita at the NE corner of 2nd Street and Topeka. Once we arrived, Fr. Julio led us in a short prayer so that our Lord would guide us to find the right people in need. After the prayer, we were eager to open the pickup’s tailgate and hopped onto the back to get the box of sandwiches and our church metal banner. Almost immediately after arriving, we reached a few men who were waiting for the bus that would take them to a shelter operated by another church. One of the men approached the truck and said he would not be taking one because the shelter where he was going would not allow outside food and would feed him later that evening. The time was about 5:00 p.m. Furthermore, he wanted us to give that sandwich to someone else in need who would actually be able to eat it. It was moving to see someone in need pass on a sandwich so that someone else would be served. He said he was a Christian and thanked us for putting this together. Shortly after, a large white bus showed up and everyone got on the bus. Before, leaving that parking lot we spoke with a security guard checking on the buildings. She gave us more information on where and when we could find more people in need. She pointed to the next parking lot and suggested we go there during the week before 5:00 p.m. We thanked her and waited for Martin who joined us before we went to our next location. Martin joined us before leaving to O’Reilly Auto Parts. Fr. Julio went inside to ask if it was okay to use their parking lot for our event. O’Reilly management gave us permission to use part of their parking lot to pass out sandwiches. We went right to work. Fr. Julio went across the street while Lazaro stayed on one side of the street and both asked people if they would like a chicken sandwich. Fr. Julio then directed them to the truck where Arturo, Martin and Oscar offered sandwiches and hot chocolate. The cold weather sure made the hot chocolate popular. A few people came to the truck for a sandwich and hot chocolate. They were grateful and thanked us for it. The next batch of 50 ham sandwiches were ready and Mary Castillo had suggested we met at the park in the SE corner of E. Douglas Ave. and St. Francis South where many homeless usually go. We met Mary and Chantal there. The park was mostly empty except for a parked van. We offered the man in the van a sandwich which he gladly accepted. He was very friendly and wanted to talk to us. We were moved when he said that he knew of someone who needed more help than him. Wow! We listened to him
Clockwise: Ministry on the streets of Wichita, Nativity Scene at St. Joseph’s, Baptism of Seven Children with their Parents: Mario Alberto & Luz Amelia Children: Mario Alberto, Héctor Manuel, Jennifer, Ismael Iván, América,Adamari, Monserrat with Fr. Julio, Potluck after the Holy Mass and Natalia with her dad on her 5th birthday.
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intently as he told us about Roberto. a 70 year old living under Highway 54 or Kellogg Avenue. He told us that Roberto preferred living under the overpass rather than going to the shelter because of all the things he did not want to dispose of. He also ate when people would take him food. He told us how to find him and after we discovered that the park’s parking lot was being converted to a paid parking lot for the event happening at Intrust Bank Arena, we went looking for Roberto. We found him exactly where the man from the van said. Roberto was under the highway and was laying down ready to sleep, all bundled up when we arrived. Fr. Julio gave him a sandwich and then decided to give him two more for the next day. The night was cold enough that we didn’t think the sandwiches would go bad. The team used their own cell phones to stay in communication with each other. We went looking for more people to give them a sandwich. As we drove around to find people in need, mother and daughter Mary and Chantal respectively found a group of people at the corner of Broadway and Elm Street. She contacted Fr. Julio and everyone in the two trucks drove to her location. By the time we got there, Mary and Chantal had already engaged the group of about 15 people.
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We got ourselves setup and invited them to get a sandwich. Everyone who accepted a free sandwich was very thankful. Some even took an extra one for the next day. Among the people we served were couples, women and children. A great number of them said “Gracias.” One of the couples, returned to ask us what church we were from. Fr. Julio invited them to come to our church. We passed out all of the sandwiches and took some photos there before returning to church and calling it the night. In closing, Fr. Julio and a group of volunteers from St. Joseph of Glastonbury came together and fed some of the less fortunate in our community on November 25, 2015. A very special thanks to all of the following participants who made this possible! Arturo Soto Lazaro Martinez Jr. Oscar R. Martinez, Chantal Castillo, Luz Amelia Hernande, Patty Nuñez, Fabiola Soto,Mareus Lopez, Servando Lopez, Fr. Julio Jimenez, Marilyn Beaver,Shayla Traffas, Fr. William Beaver, Martin Mares, Vanessa Soto, Gladys Martinez, Mary Castillo, Vickie Scraper, Iris Nuñez Nicole Jimenez <>< <>< <><
Episcopal Visit & Confirmation at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Albuquerque, NM
Episcopal Visit & Holy Mass at St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church, Greeley,CO Koinonia 15
Episcopal Visit & Confirmation at St. Gabriel’s Anglican Church, Greeley,CO
THREE FOLD PURPOSE FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF CHRISTIAN YEAR (LITURGICAL WORSHIP)
First, it teaches us. The pageantry and
carols of Christmas teach us all, even the youngest, of our Saviour’s Birth. We learn of His Circumcision, eight days after His Birth, on the day which we also celebrate as New Year’s Day. The Epiphany tells us of the visit of the Wise Men, Palm Sunday of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Good Friday of His Crucifixion, Easter of His resurrection, Ascension Day of His return to His Father. Whitsunday reminds us that the Holy Spirit came to guide the Church, and Trinity Sunday teaches us the doctrine of the nature of God. We learn also of Saints and Martyrs, of special times to pray for those entering the Ministry, for the gifts of nature, for our Nation, and so on. Second, it helps us grow in the Christian life. Year by year the Church gives us this means of be
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coming more loyal and better trained members. The Christian Year brings such periods of fasting and special discipline as Lent and Fridays. It fills us with joy at God’s great victories of the Incarnation, the Resurrection, and the coming of the Holy Ghost. It provides spiritual food through the long succession of Sundays after Trinity, so that we grow like the green plant life all about us at that time. By holding before us not only the example of our Blessed Lord but also that of the Saints, who began as men and women like ourselves, it gives us encouragement and hope. Finally, it identifies us with Christ. As we observe the Christian Year, our lives go through the general course of events of His Ministry. This allows us to enter into His own experience, and binds our lives more closely to His. It also identifies us with His Body, the Church, with other believers who are on the same pilgrimage with us, as well as with the Saints of old Wednesday. (Source: The Religion of the Prayer Book A Course of Study Designed to Review the Faith and Practice of the Book of Common Prayer By THE REV. WALDEN PELL, II, M.A. THE REV. P. M. DAWLEY, A.M., Ph.D. )
All Saints Anglican Church, Pittsburg, Kansas
By Fr. Martin Dickinson, Rector All Saints held its first service at the Chicopee Foundation – St. Barbara's Chapel on December 15, 2003. Our congregation wanted to give thanks to the Chicopee Foundation for all they work they have done in preserving what we, All Saints, call “our Church.” On October 11, 2015 we held a dinner for the Chicopee Foundation and the Community to thank them and to be able to personally express our thanks for the use of the Church. It was a great time for all and we were told by many how grateful they are that we are using the “Church” as a Church. As it turned out we were thanking each other – ultimately for the same thing but from different viewpoints. We at All Saints consider ourselves blessed to have the use of such a wonderful Church. On November 15, Bishop Michael came to All Saints Anglican Church for his annual visitation. Following the 3pm service we had a meal of Lasagna with all the extras. It is always nice to have Bishop Leo and Holly come to Chicopee. As Bishop Leo and Holly near the end of this years parish visitations we all need to keep them in our prayers for all they do for the Church and all the miles traveled, may the Lord always be with them in their travels.
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THE GREAT GIFT
Jeremy Rice, a member of Corpus Christi Anglican
Church of Rogers Arkansas and the son of Fr. Jason and Erica Rice will be graduating from Army basic training and AIT December 15, and 16th. He will be assigned to Fort Bliss Texas with the 1st Armored Division as a combat infantryman in January after taking leave to be with his family during the Christmas season. He is the fifth in a consecutive line of generations who has served in the military following a family tradition of military service from WWI to the present, following the foot steps his father, Fr. Jason who served in the Air Force for 20 years. Please remember him in prayers as he begins his career in the Army. “O LORD God of Hosts, stretch forth, we pray thee, thine almighty arm to strengthen and protect the soldiers of our country; Support them in the day of battle, and in the time of peace keep them safe from all evil; endue them with courage and loyalty; and grant that in all things they may serve without reproach; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” Prayer for the Army, 1928 BCP.
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By Fr. Don Holley, Corpus Christ Anglican, Rogers, AR What do you think Christmas is like for God the Father? If you were to ask God what Christmas means to Him, what do you think would be God’s answer? I think God’s answer would be that Christmas for Him, is the Time of the “Great Gift”. Why? Because it was on that first Christmas that God gave the greatest gift of all, His only-begotten son, Jesus Christ. We too, take time during the Christmas season to give gifts to our friends and loved ones, to give to the poor, and perhaps volunteer our time and talent during this season. But do we forget to include our Church in the gifts that we are giving? Giving to the church is actually one of God’s rules….and yes, I am talking about tithing, sometimes an uncomfortable subject. Martin Luther said that a Christian must be converted three times. The first time for his mind. The second time for his heart. And the third time for his wallet, and of the three, the most difficult conversion is the wallet. What is the origin of tithing? The earliest biblical reference to “Tithing” is 4600 years ago when Abram got through a war fairly unscathed and rescued his relative Lot. The bible mentions that Abram then went to Melchizedek, a king and a priest of God and game him a tenth of everything he owned, (Genesis 14:20). Therefore Tithing is not a test to see how much money the church can raise, Tithing is a test of faith to help us to grow in our relationship with God. What’s good about Tithing? Tithing is evidence of a growing faith. Tithing and faith are intricately connected. It takes faith to Tithe, especially to get started. Tithing also proves that God can trust me with more. One of the Biblical reasons God gives us wealth is for us to share it with others. A 90% commission isn’t bad for any job, is it? But that is exactly what God does in giving us money, when it is His intention is that we should pass it on to do His saving work in the world. When God gives us money in the world, He relies upon us to give at least one-tenth of it on to others. Tithing is weekly proof that others matter. Maybe you need to start Tithing if you want to become closer to God …..and let Him know that you will obey whatever He asks of you. <><
St. James Church family held a garage sale in one of our member’s neighborhoods. Our thanks to Jim and Andrea Jones for hosting and to all who contributed: Russ and Barb Parsons, Fr. Herman and Margaret Hattaway, Bill and Sandy Bartlett, Deacon Dan and Neena Harthorn in particular. Thanks to Victor and Maria Gonzales for painting the church door and all the help they have extended to St. James. Following tradition, Holly Michael whipped up the Thanksgiving Dinner for the entire church following the Thanksgiving Eucharist on the eve of Thanksgiving. Left Advent wreath candle lighting by the great grandkids of Richard & Ilo Peak with Verona Peak. Pam Simons lighting the Advent Candle at Lawrence Anglican Mission in Kansas. Baptism of Mason John Bunker son of John and Hilary Bunker (Daughter of Pete & Jane Penovich - Holly’s sister) and Mason’s Godparents in Green Bay Wisconsin.
The 2016 Ordo Kalendar features artwork by Mrs. Margaret Gilbert, mother of Holly Michael. Mrs. Gilbert is the mother of 10 children, 17 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren. An avid world-traveler, Mrs. Gilbert resides in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She became a water-colorist (her preferred medium) at the age of 66, after taking classes at a local art school. “Colors jump out at me and I love what they say when I paint,” she says. In the past, she’s been a Teacher, Farmer (along with her late husband Bruce and children), and a Mink Rancher. Her art is featured in the Miller Art Museum in Sturgeon Bay. Our sincere appreciation and thanks to Mrs. Gilbert.
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Be alert! Your enemy roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 By Fr. Jimmie Dean Church of the Holy Family Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite
On Wednesday evening, June 17, 2015 members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina met for Bible study. The Holy Spirit guided those people to the church that evening to learn and share their faith, spirituality, and love for one another and for our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Jesus was also there. “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there with them.” Matt. 18:20 Tragically, evil was also in their midst. Hours later, our nation and the world would be shocked to learn that the power of darkness took the lives of nine of our black Christian brothers and sisters including their pastor, Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney. There were no riots, rage, nor burning of buildings, only deep sadness, disbelief and prayers for healing and forgiveness. I was humbled by the fact that if I had lost a loved as those folks had, forgiveness (so soon after the event) would not have been in my thoughts. Shock, anger, and sadness swept our country. Outreach, compassion, and prayers in many forms were offered to the people of Charleston and the loved ones of those so needlessly lost. Millions of people prayed and felt helpless, desiring to do more. I knew of a black pastor here in Casper, but wasn’t acquainted with him. Thursday, June 18 I drove to Pastor William (Bill) Pierce's “Imitate the Image” Ministries to get his phone number from the church sign, planning to call him later. Before I arrived at the church, memories of 55 years earlier returned to me. In December 1960, I was 18 years old traveling by bus to my duty station in Jacksonville, Florida. We stopped somewhere in Mississippi for a short break at a “mom and pop” diner to get a burger. I opened the door to see a very large white cook wearing a t-shirt and apron. There were four black men sitting at the lunch counter. They looked at me and I looked at them. They all had downtrodden faces. I hadn't closed the door behind me when the white cooks said, “Next door, son.” I had never been in the south but was just introduced to segregation. I don't know what the black men were thinking but I know what I was thinking and feeling: “this is wrong” and embarrassment. It has never occurred to me until now, but that is the only memory I have of Mississippi. Not eating on
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the “white” side of the diner, not getting back on the bus, nothing of the ride as we headed east. The next thing I can visualize are the cobblestone streets of Birmingham, Alabama. Possibly, that's what I'm supposed to remember of Mississippi: being told to leave the “colored” side of the diner. For the next year in Jacksonville, Wyoming seemed worlds away. Signs in bus depots, airports and over restrooms read “men, women and colored.” Signs over drinking fountains read: “whites only.” Driving to Pastor Bill’s church, though my memories were decades old, they were still fresh in my mind. Arriving at the church, Pastor Bill happened to drive up right behind me to attend to church business. (Pastor Bill is a Vietnam Veteran with three purple hearts). I introduced myself and told Pastor Bill that I was sorry about the horrific tragedy that happened in Charleston less than 24 hours ago. We shook hands, then he pulled me in to a bear hug and said “You made my day.” I asked him what time his worship service concluded on Sunday and expressed that I would like to get as many people as possible to greet his congregation when his service was over. He said “Come on in. You don't have to wait until it's over.” This was on Thursday. Given the short notice and with Sunday being Father's Day, I suspected many folks would have plans. But with help from others, we managed to gather about thirty people from five different churches. We got there at different times and planned to wait outside until their service was over. They invited us in even though we all arrived at different times. The epistle for Holy Family parish that Sunday was from 1 Peter 5-8. “The devil is roaming around like a roaring lion ready to devour us.” When that was read, it was like cold water thrown in my face, thinking about the previous Wednesday in Charleston. Ironically, Pastor Bill spoke extensively about Satan always lurking, tempting, and hoping to devour as many as he can. He also talked about Eph. 6:10-17, Paul's message “to put on the whole armor of God.” Everything for that day seemed to fit perfectly. After the service, we shared warm greetings, handshakes, and hugs. As I was leaving Pastor Bill said, “We need to do this again sometime. It doesn't have to be on Sunday. At that time Holy Family Church already had a picnic planned for September 13th on Casper Mountain. It was obvious that we should invite Pastor Bill and his congregation to the picnic. I called Bill a couple of days later and gave the invite. He accepted immediately. We had two meetings after that to plan the food and work out details with a plan “B” in case weather didn't cooperate.
To: Bishop Kenneth Kinner, Priest Jim Dean, Brother Paul Kinner And Church of The Holy Family:
The big day arrived and the weather was perfect. Bill brought ribs, Paul and Lorinda Kinner cooked a shrimp/veggie boil, burgers and hot dogs. Approximately 60 people came with side dishes and desserts. Kids played on the swings, monkey bars, played badminton. One little boy played Frisbee with an energetic nine-month old puppy. Adults chatted, got acquainted, (we had name tags), and many said, “We need to keep these get-togethers going.” They meant it and it was encouraging to hear that. It's important to me to say that this isn't about me or anything I did. What is important is what Jesus did and said: “Love one another.” John 13:34 <><
Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ: To my brothers and sisters at the Church of the Holy Family, if I have not addressed you by your proper rank or title, there is no disrespect intended. From the first time you all came by, you made us feel like family. So, if I only call you brother or sister, I hope you will take them as terms of endearment and not be offended. I was first contacted by Brother Dean after the South Carolina shooting and some of you came to last Sunday morning service. I believe your intent was to show your outrage (as was ours) at what had happened. This shows that we are brothers and sisters in Christ. We came to the conclusion that regardless of our denomination, if we believe that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, walked this earth as man, went to the cross, bled, suffered, and died to pay for our sins, remained in the grave for three days, got up, on the third day, and is coming back for those who trust and believe in him, we are brothers and sisters in Christ. Galatians 3:27-29 27- For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ 28- There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus 29 And if ye be Christ's then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. On September 13th we had a joint picnic on Casper Mountain, where we came together and had a joyous time and proved that the devil is a liar, and it is the hope that we will be able to come together and show a lost and dying world that the Lord and Saviour is about love not hate. A servant and friend of the Trinity, Rev. William Pierce, Imitate the Image Ministries, Casper, Wyoming.
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O
ne of the best-loved Christmas carols, ‘O come, all ye faithful’, is sometimes known by its Latin name (Adeste Fideles), and this probably explains why it is often described as a mediaeval hymn. But while, the original author is unknown, the writer who made it popular in English was a priest in the Church of England, a canon of Lichfield Cathedral and an Oxford don for many years before following John Henry Newman into the Roman Catholic Church and becoming a canon of Westminster Cathedral. This popular carol may have French or German origins, but the earliest version dates only from around
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1743. But Bishop Edward Darling and Donald Davison suggest the hymn – or at least the first four stanzas – and the tune may have been written by John Francis Wade (1711-1786), an English Roman Catholic exile living in Douay. Six manuscript copies of this version of the hymn survive – a seventh was stolen from Clongowes Wood College, Co Kildare, in the last century. As early as 1797, the Latin hymn was sung in London at the Chapel of the Portuguese Embassy, where Vincent Novello was the organist. Novello claimed it was written a century earlier by John Reading, the organist of Winchester Cathedral (1675-1681). The carol was soon translated into English and then into many other languages. But the most popular version begins with the opening words by Canon Frederick Oakeley: ‘O come, all ye faithful, joyfully triumphant,’ or, ‘O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.’ Frederick Oakeley (18021880) is best known for this carol. But, while he ended his days as a Roman Catholic priest, he spent his childhood in Lichfield, was a canon of Lichfield Cathedral in the 1830s and 1840s, and when he became a Roman Catholic priest he returned to Lichfield to say his first Mass.
A vicar’s grandson:
Frederick Oakeley was born at his grandfather’s vicarage the Abbey House in Shrewsbury, on 5 September 1802, a son of Sir Charles Oakeley (1751-1826). Sir Charles was born in Forton, Staffordshire, where his father, the Revd William Oakeley (1717-1803), was the Rector of Forton before becoming the Vicar of Holy Cross, the Abbey Church in Shrewsbury. Sir Charles Oakeley was a colonial administrator in India. He returned to England in 1789, was made a baronet the following year, and then returned to India as the Governor of Madras (1790-1794). When he returned to England once again, he moved into at the Abbey House, his father’s vicarage, and it was there the hymn-writer Frederick was born in 1802. A childhood accident in the Abbey House when he was three left Frederick disabled for many months, and for the rest of his life he was sickly and walked with a limp. When Frederick was eight, the Oakeley family moved from Shrewsbury to Lichfield and into the Bishop’s Palace in the Cathedral Close, in 1810. Sir Charles was offered the Palace at a nominal rent on condition that he would restore the building, then in a sorry state. At the time, the Bishop of Lichfield was living at Eccleshall near Stafford. The Oakeley family moved into the Palace following the death in 1809 of the Lichfield poet, Anna Seward, who had continued to live there after the death of her father, Canon Thomas Seward, in 1790.
Each day, Sir Charles attended Morning Prayer in Lichfield Cathedral. His son later remembered him as pious, devout and humble, and the standard of music in the cathedral added to his pleasure in attending daily services. Frederick also recalled how as boy of eight the cathedral organist allowed him to play the organ to accompany the psalms at the daily services. Poor health often prevented Frederick from leaving home for school until the age of 14, when he had a late start at Lichfield Grammar School. A year after entering Lichfield Grammar School, Oakeley was sent from Lichfield in 1817 to Canon Charles Sumner for private tuition. Sumner was then the curate at Highclere, near Newbury, Hampshire. Highclere Castle was the home of the Earl of Carnarvon, and has become known in recent years as the location for Downton Abbey. Frederick spent three years at Highclere, but returned for holidays with his parents in Lichfield, and was often homesick for Lichfield when he returned to Highclere.
Early career in Oxford:
He entered Christ Church, Oxford, in 1820, graduated BA in 1824, and won prizes in Latin, English and theology. But
while he was still at Oxford, his father, Sir Charles Oakeley, died at the Palace in Lichfield in 1826. He was buried in Forton, and a monument by Sir Francis Chantrey was erected to him in the North Transept of Lichfield Cathedral. Frederick Oakeley was elected to a chaplain fellowship at Balliol College. He was ordained deacon by the Bishop of London in the Chapel Royal in Whitehall
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in 1828 and ordained priest a week later in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, by his former tutor, Charles Sumner, then Bishop of Llandaff and Dean of Saint Paul’s. Oakeley remained a fellow of Balliol College until 1845, and was also tutor, Senior Dean, a lecturer, and one of the public examiners to Oxford University. On 11 February 1832, Oakeley was installed as the Prebendary of Dassett Parva in Lichfield Cathedral on the nomination of Bishop Henry Ryder, whose kneeling statue by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey is in the north transept in Lichfield Cathedral. As a canon, Oakeley dutifully returned to Lichfield Cathedral each year to preach on the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany and he remained a canon of Lichfield Cathedral until 1845. While Oakeley was a fellow of Balliol College, he helped secure the election to a fellowship of his lifelong friend and former pupil Archibald Campbell Tait, later Archbishop of Canterbury. At Balliol, he also became a close friend of William George Ward, and they both joined the Tractarian party. The Bishop of London, Charles Blomfield, appointed Oakeley Whitehall Preacher in 1837, but he remained a fellow of Balliol. In the preface to his first volume of Whitehall Sermons (1837) he declared himself a member of the Oxford Movement. In 1839, he became the incumbent of the Margaret Chapel, the predecessor of All Saints’ Church, Margaret Street, London. In his six years there, Oakeley introduced High Church liturgical practices, and his friends there included the future Prime Minister, William Gladstone, and Sir Alexander Beresford-Hope, who supervised William Butterfield’s building of All Saints’ Church (1850-1859).
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Tractarian and hymn writer:
Oakeley translated ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ for his congregation in London in 1840, while he was still a canon of Lichfield Cathedral. His original translation began: “Ye faithful, approach ye.” But in 1845 he rewrote the opening words: “O come, all ye faithful, Joyfully triumphant.” Its inclusion in Francis H Murray’s Hymnal in 1852 gave Oakeley a permanent place in the history of hymnology. Oakeley stood by his Tractarian friend, Charles Lloyd, Regius Professor of Divinity in Oxford, when he was condemned in 1845. In two pamphlets published in London and Oxford, Oakeley defended Tract XC and asserted that he held, “as distinct from teaching, all Roman doctrine.” He was brought before the Court of Arches by Bishop Blomfield, and in July 1845 he was suspended until he “retracted his errors.” He resigned as a canon of Lichfield Cathedral and from all his other appointments in the Church of England on 28 October 1845, and moved into Cardinal Newman’s community at Littlemore in Oxford. The following day, he was received into the Roman Catholic Church, and on 31 October he was confirmed in Birmingham by Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman. He was ordained a Roman Catholic priest by Cardinal Wiseman in 1847 and he returned to Lichfield to celebrate his first Mass in Holy Cross Church, Upper John Street, with the 86-yearold scholarly Dr John Kirk, who had been Parish Priest of Lichfield when Oakeley was still a child in the Cathedral Close. O a k e l e y joined the staff of
Saint George’s, Southwark, took charge of Saint John’s, Islington, and was made a canon of Westminster Cathedral. For many years, he worked among the poor in his diocese, and from the 1860s on he was a regular contributor to the Dublin Review, and eventually became its joint editor. He died in Islington on 29 January 1880, and was buried in Saint Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green.
Sadly, Frederick Oakeley has no monument in Lichfield apart from a misspelled street name at Oakley Close. Oakley Close was named after Frederick Oake-
Family and legacy:
Frederick Oakeley was short-sighted, small of stature and lame, and it is said he exercised a wide influence through his personality, his writings, and the charm of his conversation. Richard Church, Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London (1870-1891), and an early historian of the Oxford Movement, said Oakeley “was, perhaps, the first to realise the capacities of the Anglican ritual for impressive devotional use.” Oakeley’s widowed mother, Helena, continued living in the Bishop’s Palace in Lichfield until her death in 1838. His brother, Sir Herbert Oakeley (1791-1845), who succeeded to the family title, was Archdeacon of Colchester. When the Bishopric of Gibraltar was founded in 1842, it was offered to Archdeacon Oakeley, but he declined it. Their sister, Henrietta, married John Mott (1787– 1869) of No 20, The Close, Lichfield, who was Deputy Diocesan Registrar of Lichfield and Mayor of Lichfield in 1850. Another sister, Amelia, married Chappel Wodehouse, only son of Chappel Wodehouse (1749-1833), who was Dean of Lichfield Cathedral when Frederick was installed a canon. His nephew, Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley (18301903), was Music Critic of the Manchester Guardian (18581868), Reid Professor of Music at Edinburgh University (1865-1891), Organist at Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, and Composer of Music to Queen Victoria in Scotland. He is included among the top 15 Victorian composers of hymn tunes by Ian Bradley (Abide with Me, London: SCM Press, 1997). Two of his settings for hymns include Abends for John Keble’s ‘Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear’ and Dominica for William Watkins Reid’s ‘Help us, O Lord, to learn’.
ley but was misspelled in the original order by Lichfield District Council in 1977. Other street names in the area commemorate celebrated composers and musicians, including Purcell, Elgar, Handel, Verdi, Gilbert and Sullivan. It is regrettable that in the cathedral city Oakeley knew as home, there is no public monument to one of the great and most popular English hymn-writers. Perhaps correcting the spelling of Oakley Close might begin to rectify this.
(Revd Canon Professor) Patrick Comerford lectures Anglicanism, Liturgy and Church History in the Church of Ireland Theological Institute and is a canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
Captions:1, Canon Frederick Oakeley, author of ‘O come, all ye faithful’ 2, Lichfield Cathedral … Frederick Oakeley wrote ‘O come, all ye faithful’ while he was a canon of Lichfield Cathedral (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 3, The Bishop’s Palace, Lichfield ... now a school and once the childhood home of Frederick Oakeley (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 4, Lichfield Grammar School … now the offices of Lichfield District Council (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 5, Frederick Oakeley by an unknown artist, ca 1817 (Collection of Balliol College, Oxford) 6, The monument to Sir Charles Oakeley in the North Transept of Lichfield Cathedral (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 7, Saint Paul’s Cathedral seen from Fleet Street … Frederick Oakeley was ordained priest in 1828 (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 8, Canon Frederick Oakeley’s stall in Lichfield Cathedral as Prebendary of Dassett Parva (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 9, Inside Holy Cross Church, Lichfield … Frederick Oakeley celebrated his first Roman Catholic Mass here (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 10, Westminster Cathedral … Oakeley became a canon after he became a Roman Catholic (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 11, A sign on Elgar Close, leading to Oakley Close in Lichfield (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 12, Oakely Close … Lichfield’s only tribute to Frederick Oakeley (Photograph: Patrick Comerford) 13, Henrietta Mott, wife of John Mott (1787–1869),
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