The Missioner Summer 2023

The MISSIONER

THE MISSIONER

Vol. 37 No. 1

Summer 2023

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On the cover

Light streams in the Red Chapel window as the Rev. Dr. Travis Bott and the Rev. Thom Flowers kneel at the Altar of Repose on Maundy Thursday.

COMMENCEMENT

Founded in 1842, Nashotah House exists to form persons for ministry in the breadth of the Catholic tradition, for the Episcopal Church, the wider Anglican Communion, churches in the Anglican tradition, and our ecumenical partners.

Nashotah House Theological Seminary 2777 Mission Rd., Nashotah, WI 53058 nashotah.edu

Photo: Parker Asplin

Photo: Parker Asplin

COMMENCEMENT: See photos from Commencement (pg. 10-11) and read Dean Dr. Garwood Anderson’s Valediction to the Class of 2023 (pg. 12).

See photos from Alumni Day (pg. 14-15) and read the Rev. Steve Schlossberg’s sermon from the Alumni Day Mass (pg. 16-19)

The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite reflects on his Ash Wednesday visit to Nashotah House.

The Rev. Cliff Syner, ‘20, a priest and physician assistant, has opened a clinic in Tennessee focused on holistic wellness.

RENOVATION OF SHELTON HALL

Welcome to The Welcome Center

Nashotah House opened its Welcome Center this spring, establishing a new front door to its historic campus.

The first-floor space in Shelton Hall has served multiple purposes over the years, including most recently as a mailroom. Now converted into a Welcome Center, this room serves as an easily identifiable location for visitors to check in, a relaxing space for students to hang out, and a convenient one-stop shop to purchase Nashotah House merchandise. It is the first phase of an ongoing renovation of Shelton Hall.

The Welcome Center project was made possible by the generosity of donors, especially Tom Graves of Dallas.

Built in 1869, Shelton Hall was named in honor of Dr. William Shelton, rector of St. Paul’s Church, Buffalo, New York, whose parish raised the money to construct the building.

The building originally housed the former Refectory, and the English Hall-style millwork was later the gift of Mr. Raldis, a Milwaukee lumberman.

The second phase of the planned Shelton Hall project will include renovating the Student Common Room, also located on the first floor.

Plans call for new clusters of seating, flooring, paint, and lighting to create a more welcoming space for students and visitors.

The Welcome Center occupies the former mailroom on the first floor of Shelton Hall. It now includes seating for visitors and students and permanent space to display Nashotah House merchandise.

NASHOTAH HOUSE LAUNCHES CERTIFICATE IN ANGLICAN MINISTRY

NASHOTAH HOUSE HAS launched a Certificate in Anglican Ministry, a first-ofits-kind program that grounds ministers in the essentials of the Anglican tradition.

The 6-credit Certificate in Anglican Ministry (CAM) provides a foundation in areas of ministry and history from a classic Anglican context. Focus areas of the program include leading worship according to the 2019 Book of Common Prayer, Anglican history, Holy Orders, theology, ecclesiology, and applying an Anglican ethos in personal ministry.

The program is offered in the hybrid-distance format, which

includes synchronous online class sessions and a one-week, on-campus liturgics intensive. The certificate can be completed in as few as 10 months.

Following a successful pilot year, Nashotah House is now accepting applications for the 2023-24 academic year. Those interested in the program may apply at nashotah.edu/ admissions.

The certificate is designed for students coming to Anglican ministry after a season of formation or ministry in a different tradition. CAM students will ordinarily hold a Master of Divinity or its

DEGREE PLAN

FALL TERM

ID 601D: Anglican Ministry I

1.5 credits

WINTER TERM

ID 602D: Anglican Ministry II

1.5 credits

SPRING TERM

ID 603H: Anglican Ministry III

3 credits

equivalent; applicants without a graduate degree must have completed at least one year of graduate-level coursework.

“As an institution immersed deeply in the Anglican tradition for 180 years, Nashotah House is uniquely equipped to offer a distinctively Anglican formation,” said Dr. Garwood Anderson, Dean of Nashotah House. “We are excited about this new program that is designed to meet the training needs of a growing number of persons drawn to the Anglican way, now called to sink down their roots for a lifetime of ministry.”

The Certificate in Anglican Ministry will be led by the Ven. Dr. Kelly O’Lear. O’Lear, who transitions this summer from his role as Director of Formation at Nashotah House to serve in parish ministry, will continue to serve on the Nashotah House team as leader of the Certificate in Anglican Ministry.

Nashotah House launched the program in response to the needs of the Anglican Church in North America bodies it serves, and it currently uses the 2019 Prayer Book for its liturgical formation. The seminary is seeking feedback from those in the Episcopal Church regarding the need for a similar program tailored to their context. Feedback may be submitted at nashotah.edu/ programs/hybrid-distance/ certificate-in-anglican-ministry.

Inklings Conference celebrates literary greats

IN THE FALL , Nashotah House hosted The Inklings Conference, a two-day event dedicated to exploring the creative imaginations of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Dorothy Sayers. Lectures included:

» Dr. Crystal L. Downing, Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center, Wheaton College: “Anticipating Tolkien: The Canterbury Tale of Dorothy L. Sayers”

» Dr. David C. Downing, Co-Director of the Marion E. Wade Center: “C. S. Lewis: Mere Anglo-Catholic?”

» The Rev. Dr. Michael B. Cover, Professor of Theology, Marquette University: “Inventing Gandalf: Tolkien’s Journey of Subcreation in the Twilight of Catholic Modernism”

» The Rev. Dr. John McCard: “Family, Love, and Duty in Aslan’s Land”

Conference attendees also had the opportunity to worship in St. Mary’s Chapel, celebrate Bilbo Baggins’ birthday on national Hobbit Day, watch The Hobbit (1977) on the Garth, and view Tolkien manuscripts at the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University.

Photos: Parker Asplin

Boersma awarded research fellowship at Durham University

The Rev. Dr. Hans Boersma, Chair of the Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ Endowed Professorship in Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House, has been awarded the Alan Richardson Fellowship at Durham University for the 2023-24 academic year. The fellowship, awarded annually, is endowed ‘“to promote research into the exposition and defence of Christian doctrine within the context of contemporary thought and its challenges.” Boersma is the second consecutive Nashotah House faculty member to hold the fellowship.

The Rev. Dr. Matthew S.C. Olver, Associate Professor of Liturgics and Pastoral Ministry, recently completed the fellowship for the 2022-23 academic year.

BY THE REV. DR. HANS BOERSMA

THIS FALL, MY wife Linda and I hope to spend several months at Durham University in the UK. They have graciously offered me the Alan Richardson Fellowship, which makes it possible for me to spend time in Durham browsing the bookshelves of the library and working in peace and quiet on my current research.

It seems Durham University must have some kind of special fondness for Nashotah House, for this is the second year in a row that they are appointing someone from the House to the Alan Richardson Fellowship: this past year, it was Fr. Matthew Olver, and now it is my turn. With tongue in cheek, perhaps we should suggest to the folks at Durham that they have started a great tradition here, and they should keep it up!

Over the past several years, I have been teaching courses on Christian Platonism — courses with boring titles such as “Participation East and West” or “Christian Platonism: Constructive Proposals.” It has been a real privilege to explore with my students how it is that creation exists in dependence upon God calling it into existence. A key notion, for much of the Christian tradition, is

that creation exists by participating in the being of God. Put differently, creation’s being shares in God’s being. What I’ve been exploring in my courses lately is how it is that we may understand this participation of creation in God’s being.

The Alan Richardson Fellowship allows me to continue this exploration and to work toward a book on the creator-creature relationship. I will do so in dialogue with a variety of theologians, drawing especially on Dionysius, a sixth-century Syrian monk, and the later Eastern monk and theologian Maximus the Confessor, who drew on Dionysius as he articulated his own thinking on how participation in the life of God relates to the Incarnation of God in Christ.

This thematic takes us into deep theological waters, which is not just an academic challenge, but especially also a spiritual one. To think rightly and faithfully about God’s relationship with his creatures requires a life of prayer and close communion with our Lord and with his people. So, the fellowship is both a blessing and a challenge. Linda and I would be grateful, therefore, for your prayers as we make our way to Durham this fall.

Church Musicians Workshop to embrace Anglican tradition, with an eye to the future

CHURCH MUSICIANS WORKSHOP, a five-day immersive professional development experience, will return to the Nashotah House campus next summer.

The workshop, held July 21-26, 2024, will feature a panel of veteran church musicians and scholars, including Dr. David Hurd (former Professor of Church Music and Organist at General Theological Seminary and current Director of Music at Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Manhattan), Dr. Marty Wheeler (Associate Professor of Church Music, Virginia Theological Seminary), vocal instructor Dr. Sarah Brailey, and Dr. Geoffrey Williams of Nashotah House.

The 2024 workshop is focused on the theme “Music for a lifetime” and will invite participants to embrace the legacy of the Anglican Church music tradition with an eye to the future of music in the Church.

Participants will participate in daily liturgies in St. Mary’s Chapel and will have opportunities for group and private study in conducting, composition, ensemble singing, voice, and organ.

The workshop is designed for practicing church musicians, including singers, conductors, organists, and clergy. A variety of scholarships are available for 2024 Church Musicians Workshop participants, including:

» Church groups of 3 or more

» Rectors and church musicians who attend the workshop together

» Alumni and current students

» Participants under the age of 30

To learn more and register, visit nashotah.edu/cmw-2024.

CHURCH MUSICIANS WORKSHOP FACULTY

Dr. Marty Wheeler Burnett

Dr. David Hurd

Dr. Geoffrey Williams Dr. Sarah Brailey

COMMENCEMENT

On May 18, Nashotah House conferred 20 degrees and granted three honorary degrees during our 177th Commencement Exercises, held in Noble Victory Memorial Chapel at St. John Northwestern Academies. Scan

Time to go, not time to leave

DR. GARWOOD ANDERSON

in preparing some of the food offered to you, we are fellow diners; we have been on this journey with you.

St. Paul to the Galatians: “My little children, with whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you!” (Gal. 4:19 RSV)

While you are not our “little children,” we are in travail until Christ be formed in you. This is balanced by our own personal travail that Christ be formed in us along with the questions we have about how equipped we are to have Christ formed in you when we know he is quite incompletely formed in us.

And, yet, this has been our shared project for these last several years — that Christ be formed in us. The difference between you — students — and us, faculty, staff, and administration—is that we have fewer excuses. The rich banquet set before you for these past three years or so has been before some of us much longer. And even if we have had a hand

I pray to God that we have been faithful. I say to you that you have been faithful. It is a remarkable thing about a community like this one — how much capacity the students have to make us better than before they came to us. And you have.

Earlier this week, someone asked me, when you are at Commencement, do you ever feel emotional as you see people graduating and leaving?

My answer was: no, not at all. Not even a little bit. I have to read Latin, and, mercifully, it leaves me no room for any emotions except for fear. OK, so maybe not at Commencement. But in the weeks leading up and the many weeks to follow — oh, yeah. A lot.

Here is the thing: it’s time to go. And those words are carefully chosen. It is not time to leave; it’s time to go.

The following is an excerpt from Dr. Garwood Anderson’s Valediction, preached during the Commencement Evensong on May 18, 2023, in St. Mary’s Chapel.

AT

MIDDLE:

BOTTOM:

You might have thought this was a seminary, but it is a missionary sending agency. It always has been, and, by the mercy of God, it always will be. Or we should close.

So you are sent, and you are going, but you are not leaving. You cannot leave us.

We need you literally and figuratively to come back. We need to hear and to know about your curacy, what you’re learning and how you’re growing; your church plant of a parish for the ACNA; your faithful efforts to renew a moribund Episcopal Church parish; your chaplaincy to persons otherwise forgotten and alone; your ministry to persons on death row; how you are in way over your head and how you wish you had paid more attention in class!

We need to know, and you need to know that the investment — the blood, sweat, and tears of these last several years — has launched the hardest and best work for Jesus you could have ever asked for or imagined.

You see, your sentence was for three years, in most cases. Some of us are here for 10, 15, and 20 and more years! It’s purgatory, I tell you!

And if you leave us, the loss will be too much.

We need you, like Lazarus, to dip the end of your finger in water and cool our tongues. (Lk. 16:24 ESV)

Fulfill your calling, do the work to which you have been called; make our joy complete.

AT LEFT: The Class of 2023 pictured with the Nashotah House Faculty.

RIGHT, TOP: Dr. Garwood Anderson delivering the valediction to the new graduates.

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Olver, the Rev. Yehoshua Odidi, and Josh Wilson.

Wilson processing into St. Mary’s Chapel for the Commencement Evensong.

ALUMNI DAY

Nashotah House alumni gathered for Alumni Day on May 17. The day included the annual Alumni Mass in St. Mary’s Chapel and a luncheon featuring a Q&A discussion with the Rev. Dr. Russell Levenson, rector of St. Martin’s in Houston, about his new book, Witness to Dignity. Alumni from across the generations also mixed and mingled under the tent as Flat Creek Bluegrass Band performed.

Photos: Andrew Hollinger

Dethroned Church

The following sermon was delivered during the Alumni Mass on Alumni Day, May 17, 2023, in St. Mary’s Chapel. The readings are Psalm 72 and I Samuel 8:1

The book of Samuel tells the story of how Israel, which in the beginning was led by prophets, came to be ruled by kings. And whether that was what God always wanted for his people, or that was something God never wanted for his people, the book of Samuel can’t make up its mind.

The book that immediately precedes the book of Samuel in the Bible is the book of Judges, which tells the story of Israel disintegrating – spiritually, morally, politically, and in every other way. And the refrain in the Book of Judges is this: In those days, Israel had no king, and everyone went his own way. Because Israel had no king, Israel went astray.

The book that immediately follows the book of Samuel is the book of Kings, which chronicles all the kings of Israel after David, and the book of Kings tells the story

THE REV. STEVE SCHLOSSBERG, ‘07

of Israel disintegrating – spiritually, morally, politically, and in every other way. What happens in the book of Kings is that, one after another, all those kings led Israel astray.

So, the voice of the book of Judges is: We need a king to save us. The voice of the book of Kings is: God, save us from all these kings. The book of Samuel sits right between those two books, and it agrees with both. It holds both opinions. God wants us to have a king. God never wanted us to have a king.

You can hear the second opinion in the first lesson. The people go to Samuel, the prophet who’s been leading them, and they tell him, “You’re getting old, your sons aren’t fit to succeed you, so we need a king.”

Samuel naturally takes that personally, but the Lord tells Samuel, “Don’t take it personally. It’s not you they’re rejecting; it’s me they’re rejecting.”

Israel has never had a king, because Israel has never needed a king, because Israel has a God who rules his people directly. He leads them through the prophets, in the sense that he speaks to them through the prophets, but everything they want from a king — everything the psalm this morning says a good king does — God has always done for them. He leads them into battle, he vanquishes their enemies, he liberates them from oppression, he gives his people justice, he shows his people mercy, he provides for the needy, he blesses the land so that the land may flourish, so that his people can flourish.

When the people ask Samuel for a king, they’re not asking for someone who will do what the prophet has always done for them. They’re asking for

someone who will do what God has always done for them. Why, when God has always been faithful to them, are their hearts so set on having a king? Because, they say, all the other nations have kings, and if we’re going to hold our own then we need to be like them.

And that’s what leads Israel astray every time. That’s what leads Israel into idolatry. Because their neighbors are all bigger and stronger than they are; their neighbors are all richer and more powerful than they are; that can only mean the gods of their neighbors are more powerful than the God of Israel. If we want to be big and strong like our neighbors, we need to worship the gods they do.

Likewise, all our neighbors are ruled by kings. If we want to be rich and powerful like our neighbors we need to be governed as they are.

Church that dethrones itself, Christians who dethrone themselves — they

So, when – whether reluctantly or, as the book of Deuteronomy says – in his ire, God gives them what they’re asking for, they get what they’re asking for. They end up like their neighbors: idol worshipers. What happens in the book of Kings is that all those kings lead the people astray by leading them into idolatry.

Kings, idols – in the Hebrew Bible, the two go hand in hand because the root of each is the same: wanting to be like everyone else, which is exactly what God doesn’t want for his people. He called Israel to be different from everyone else.

So, there is that, and then there’s this: in the book of Samuel, Samuel eventually anoints David king at the express command of God, and God makes a covenant with David, that his house and line will rule Israel forever. That’s what God wants for Israel: a king like David, a man after God’s own heart, who will do what the psalm says a good king does.

Which is it? Did he or didn’t he want Israel to have a king?

The psalm we prayed this morning was probably prayed at every coronation for every king Israel ever had after David, almost every one of whom failed. But inside that prayer is a prophecy of a king who is different, a king who isn’t just the king of Israel. His dominion extends to the ends of the earth, his reign will last forever, and through him all the nations shall bless themselves. That’s the Messiah, of whom the prophets foretold: the king who reconciles the world to himself—and the king who reconciles the two opinions in the book of Samuel, because this king is God himself.

Christ Jesus. King Jesus. In Jesus, son of David, we have our king, and in Jesus, son of God, our king is God himself, ruling his people directly. Which is exactly what God wanted from the beginning.

There’s a lot of Christology in the psalm. I wonder if

there’s some ecclesiology in the book of Samuel. The children of Israel were called to be unlike their neighbors so that they could be a light to their neighbors and a witness to the world that there is but one God, who is Lord of all. There’s the mission of Israel; there’s the mission of the Church. Israel was uniquely able to give that witness and be that light precisely because Israel was smaller and weaker than all its neighbors. Because Israel was so small and weak, its victories were all the more remarkable. In the eyes of its neighbors, its victories were miraculous. So too Israel’s administration of justice, its practice of mercy, its care for the poorest and neediest of their own — so different. That so small and weak a people could not only endure in the face of their powerful neighbors but so flourish together like that — that could only mean that their God is more powerful than all the others.

Can you see that Israel’s witness depended not only on Israel’s faithfulness, but on Israel’s remaining small and weak?

When St. Paul tells the Corinthians, “It’s not through my great strengths that the glory of God shows through, but through my weaknesses,” he’s speaking as a Christian, but he’s talking like a Jew. He’s speaking the faith of Israel when Israel was most faithful. When Israel went astray, it was because Israel’s ambitions grew to be big and powerful.

I think our ecclesia today is sort of like the book of Samuel: we’re holding things together that don’t agree. I think we all know that we can’t be a light to the world and live like everyone else. That doesn’t reconcile. What about this: wanting be a light to the world and wanting the Church to be big and powerful? Isn’t that what God wants for his Church?

A good number of my parishioners today are

“The

alone can testify that Christ alone is King.”

growing increasingly anxious that the Church isn’t as big as it used to be, Christians aren’t as numerous as we used to be, we’re not as popular as we used to be, and we’re no longer as influential as we used to be. The Church is no longer the kingmaker she used to be. Is the Church losing her place in the world? Or it is possible that God is restoring the Church to her place in the world?

The most persuasive testimonies I’ve ever heard to the saving power of Jesus are those of the poor, the chronically ill, and the addicts, who know themselves powerless. Their testimonies have a power, a weight and an authority unmatched by those of the rich, the hale and the hearty. Likewise, the most powerful witness the universal Church has ever given to the world has been given by the persecuted church, the powerless church, the disenfranchised church, small and weak in the eyes of the world: that’s the church through which the glory of God shows through. The church that doesn’t crown kings but, speaking with the voice of the prophets, proves itself a stumbling block to kings who go astray.

The Church that has no ambition to rule the world is the Church that St. John says will conquer the world, just like its King — not by spilling the blood of its enemies, but by spilling its own, as a witness to its enemies, that its enemies might be saved. Patient in suffering, boundless in charity and humble of heart, the Church that doesn’t expect the world to serve its interests but girds itself with an apron and serves — that’s the Church that represents Christ to the world. The Church that dethrones itself, Christians who dethrone themselves — they alone can testify that Christ alone is King.

Am I the only one here who feels the irony of a preacher saying what I just said while wearing a cope? Finery fit for royalty — it’s not what you would normally wear to wash anyone’s feet. But this is Nashotah House: she’s sort of like the book of Samuel. She holds together things that don’t agree, like a beautiful cope and me, and the roomful of us, who don’t naturally reconcile.

The House has been bigger in days gone by, in that she’s seen larger student bodies, but I don’t think she’s ever been stronger or healthier. Not since Dean Parsons have we had a dean so wise, such a scholar—but such a pastor, a model to our

students of a shepherd who pours himself out for his flock, pours himself into his flock, so that every member of his flock may flourish — students, faculty, and staff alike — and whose heart goes out to the weak. I don’t believe there’s any seminary today better able to bless a Church divided by miserable despots on one hand and miserable judges on the other than the one that blesses her with well-formed pastors, not only well-schooled in strong Christology and sound ecclesiology, but who over the course of three years learn to dethrone themselves. Isn’t that what we learned at the House?

She’s never been stronger. And if you have a good Catholic ecclesiology, you know that’s not a good reason to support the House. We do not ask our people to support their church because their church is so big and strong and so obviously worthy of their support, any more than we goad them into supporting their church because their church is so pathetic and if they don’t cough up, their pitiful church will just dry up and blow away. We pour ourselves into the Church because she is our Mother, and we stick by her, never more so than when she’s ailing, just as Christ sticks by his people never more so than when we are ailing. And we implore our people to pour themselves into the Church only because learning to be self-giving is what grows us up and into the full stature of Christ, who does not line himself up with the strong, who lines himself up against the strong on behalf of the weak; and who for the love of the world, St. Paul tells the Philippians, de-throned himself.

That’s what I learned at my Alma Mater, our little mother, lowly handmaiden of the Church. She’s never been stronger. But I’m not going to let her great strength today deter me from rushing to her side to support her now.

The Rev. Steve Schlossberg is a 2007 graduate of Nashotah House. He serves as rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia. Formerly, he served St. John’s Episcopal Church in Troy, New York; Zion Episcopal Church in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; and the Lamb Center, a ministry to the poor and homeless in northern Virginia. He and his wife, Angie, have five children and two grandchildren. His son Jake Schlossberg graduated from Nashotah House in the spring.

PARTNER WITH US to train your next priest

AS A LITTLE girl growing up in my large church in Dallas, I had such fond memories of the clergy to whom I looked up as leaders in our parish. I remember my sixthgrade confirmation class like it was yesterday. I remember when I was in the eighth grade, and my grandmother and my aunt passed away on the same day, and the only person who could make sense of it all was Fr. Philputt. He graciously came to our house on a Saturday afternoon and, in the peaceful way only he could do, he helped my brothers and me understand death and process our emotions.

Last month, I had the privilege of watching our 19 graduates receive degrees at St. John’s Northwestern. I cannot wait to hear about their journeys a year from now as they embark in new parishes across the United States. It’s people like them that are coming to your community, your

parish, to lead and spread the good news of the Gospel, to visit your loved ones in the hospital, and to help raise your children in the Lord at Vacation Bible School.

When I think about who I now want in front of my six-year-olds, Jack and Lucy, next week at VBS, it is priests like Fr. Philputt, whom I trust to instill the lessons of Jesus Christ and to hopefully shepherd them through those tough high school years in youth group.

You may have other memories that resonate with you in your home parish, but what draws me back to our common thread is how we form priests at Nashotah.

If you’ve read anything about seminaries over the past year, you know that many are closing their residential programs in favor of

offering online options for those who are called to the priesthood. We are doing quite the opposite; we are doubling down on our unique residential formation as we aggressively fundraise and intentionally visit parishes across the U.S. to connect with aspiring ordinands.

When you visit our campus, you’ll see that we start and finish the day with prayer five days a week. This spiritual discipline isn’t easy, but it is a key part of our formation that equips students to be as prepared as possible when they leave us and join your local church. When you think about your parish priest, I hope you also think about us. I hope you will pray for us, think of students who might like to visit us, and prayerfully consider how you can help us financially. A gift to Nashotah House directly

ROBIN LITTLE

supports the formation of future priests and helps us reach our goal of having students graduate with minimal debt.

You’ll see in this chart that we have made great strides over the past year in our fundraising efforts, all thanks be to God. But we still have a gap to close to achieve our goals. Enclosed in this issue is an envelope to mail in a check. You can also give online at nashotah.edu/ donate, and we also accept donations via Venmo (@Nashotah_House). Please know that every gift amount helps us achieve our goal of forming more ministers for the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please keep us in your prayers as we continue this vital mission, and may God bless you and your family this summer!

OUR GOAL: DOUBLE ANNUAL FUND DONATIONS OVER FIVE YEARS

* Projected from May YTD

Founders’ Day Giving Challenge triples its impact

NASHOTAH HOUSE RAISED nearly $115,000 through the 2023 Founders’ Day Giving Challenge, thanks to the generosity of over 160 alumni and friends.

This year’s challenge brought in nearly three times the amount of last year’s giving challenge total.

For 18 hours and 42 minutes on April 3, 2023, we asked our supporters to give generously to help us raise up the next generation of priests and lay leaders. All funds given to the challenge support the Jackson Kemper Fund, which sustains Nashotah House’s unique model of theological education and formation.

Having set a goal of $60,000 this year, we exceeded our target by 92%. We received four catalyzing

matching gifts from members of our Board of Corporation, including a $20,000 gift from Drew Bradford.

“I offer a matching gift for the future of the House because I know firsthand that, through the House, Jesus changes lives, the Body of Christ is nourished, and God is glorified,” said Bradford. Other matching gifts included:

» The Rev. Burke Whitman: $10,000

» Karen Moore: $5,000

» Walter Virden: $5,000

Additionally, 34 donors gave to the mission of Nashotah House for the first time in response to the giving challenge, and 36 re-activated their giving.

$114,993 donors 162 raised 34 first-time donors

36 reactivated donors

17 gifts of $1,000+

PRIEST and PA

Since graduating with his Master of Divinity in 2020, the Rev. Cliff Syner has integrated his work as a priest with his background as a physician assistant. In addition to serving as priest of Church of the Resurrection, he is president of RISEN

Wellness, a nonprofit health care clinic in Clarksville, Tennessee. Alumni Associate Rebecca Terhune recently caught up with Syner about this work.

How did you get started in your discipline? Who or what inspired you?

Syner: “In 2012 I was serving as a physician assistant in Afghanistan on the border with Pakistan. It was a rough mountainous area, and life there for locals was very difficult. As part of my duties, I worked with the local doctor that served in the village near our location. After many cups of tea and getting to know each other, he lamented that he struggled with babies that often died under his care. I asked him what they were dying of, and he shared that diarrhea was the leading cause of death. His treatment for these infants included telling the moms to stop breastfeeding because, in his mind, ‘stopping liquid in would stop liquid out.’ Unfortunately, this treatment would lead to dehydration and, sadly, is part of the reason Afghanistan has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world. I was

shocked. I couldn’t believe how such a simple misunderstanding of health could be the key to saving the lives of babies in the area.

In the following weeks, I trained this doctor and his assistants in the essentials of public health. Over the next year, we watched the infant mortality rate drop in the villages he supported. I was so grateful to God for the opportunity to help make such a dramatic difference. I even considered briefly, ever so briefly, how I could get my family there after my time in the Army ended to continue the work. Of course, that was not in the cards! I prayed for a way to help in the U.S., to help those who needed healing. In my research, I found that lifestyle disease in the United States is similar to what I experienced in Afghanistan. Much of what we see in chronic disease, elevated blood pressure, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes is driven by lifestyle choices.

Much like in Afghanistan, a slight tweak in how we live could dramatically reduce disease.

Tennessee suffers from one of the worst chronic disease rates in the country, and I felt there was a lot of opportunity to help make a difference here. After my time in the Army, our family moved back to Tennessee and bought a small sheep farm and market garden. We taught nutrition and health on our farm to those who came to visit, and I worked as a physician assistant in primary care. I eventually found Functional Medicine, which works to find the root cause of illness and use nutritious food, exercise, and other lifestyle modalities as often as possible to help lead to health. The more patients I treated, the more I realized the connection between eating and living in the rhythm of creation that leads to wellness. I recognized that the created order was designed for human flourishing. With

this revelation, I began to believe that God’s grace is available to us through creation in some way that I couldn’t yet understand. Through continued prayer and research, I came to know this as a sacramental worldview and was led into the Anglican way.”

Describe your call to be both a physician assistant and an ordained priest. How have these calls been similar and how have they been different?

“As a small boy, I remember my grandmother walking me through the woods in West Virginia, teaching me the healing properties of the plants growing wild around us. In my early 20s, I worked as a flight medic and then went to PA school. I have always felt like my place in this world is to help bring healing. During an Anglican 101 class in 2016, I remember Fr. Ray Kasch teaching that in the Anglican way

of following Jesus, pastoral care is critical. He recounted the story of Jesus asking Peter if he loved him and Peter’s responses. As a sheep farmer, I was intimately aware of what it means to tend to sheep and all the muck and joy that can come with it. At that moment, I felt the calling of the Holy Spirit to ordination. It would be a couple of years and much discernment before our family would move to Nashotah House. I sensed that in some way my work in the medical field would be intertwined, but I wasn’t sure yet how.”

How did you decide to open your nonprofit health clinic, RISEN Wellness?

“I was reading a book on evangelism by Bishop Benjamin Kwashi, and in it he wrote that missionaries in Africa were planting clinics and schools, and then churches were growing out of that work. While we do not have an issue with access to care in the same way that many African countries do, we do have an issue with access to Functional Medicine. The increased visit length and in-depth labs often drive the cost up for these integrative services. Often this care is not covered under the health care model in the U.S. Insurance models tend to focus on managing chronic disease rather than true wellness, which is the goal of Functional Medicine. With this in mind, we have gathered like-minded believers in middle Tennessee who are passionate about seeing health in mind, body, and spirit become more accessible.”

Can you describe what you do to help people move towards health?

“St. Augustine said, ‘Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know Thee, and desire nothing save only Thee.’ Often our coping mechanisms with unhealthy lifestyles are both a symptom of an underlying need and prevent us from focusing our energy on Christ. Throughout the tradition of the Church, you see vigils and fasting used not to punish the body but to help the body focus more clearly on God. Living within the created order and flourishing in health allows us to get out of the way and more fully live.

For our patients, this journey starts with a lengthy intake form. With this information, we will have a one-hour visit, including a physical exam and a full discussion about their health story. Based on this time together, we will order comprehensive labs to better understand the inner landscape of the

patient’s physiology. With all of this information, the patient and I collaborate to assess the root cause of illness and develop a plan to help patients move towards wellness. Often this treatment plan has the structure of a Rule of Life, just like we studied at Nashotah House! We have periodic follow-ups and labs to track progress and adjust the plan as needed to help each patient succeed. We also have local partners who help support patients who cannot afford this care and offer a sliding scale.”

Describe a typical day for you as a priest and PA.

“A typical morning starts around sunrise with Morning Prayer, with each patient of the day being prayed for and a cup of tea. My wife, Lisa, works as a trauma therapist. We are fortunate to work similar schedules and often have a little family time in the morning before starting our work day. Currently, I spend two and a half days of work in the clinic seeing patients, and the rest of my time is given to my work as a parish priest.

We see in Scripture and in medical science that rest is essential. Sometimes rest looks like a long run, a hike, or a book by the fire, but being mindful of the stress in my life and addressing it is something I try not to miss.”

What is your current research? And do you have any plans for upcoming research?

“I am currently working on my D. Min. at Nashotah House and studying the neurobiological implications of Anglo-Catholic worship. I love learning more about our traditions and how each aspect of our worship and prayer life impacts our health, individually and corporately, as a Church.”

What are some fun things you do when not engaged at the clinic or at your church?

“Lisa and I love to hike. Whenever we can, we try to get out in the woods and spend time together. My oldest is recently married, and our two younger children are nearing the end of their high school careers. We have cheerleading, soccer, and family meals to fill our time.”

Often Nashotah House graduates are asked what stands out to them about the formation for ministry they received while living and studying here. What

were some pivotal moments that stand out to you that you can point to and say, “Nashotah House taught me that.”

“Nashotah House taught me to ‘see.’ My faith had always been more intellectual and reasoned, based chiefly in my own mind and a checklist to keep me on the right path. Nashotah opened my eyes to the mystery of our faith, the mystery of the Eucharist and Christ’s love for us in a tangible and real way. Living there with my family opened my eyes to Christ in community in a way I never knew possible. In the tough times and joyful times, we always prayed together. Nashotah revealed Christ in creation in the beautiful setting on long walks and on work days raking leaves and picking up sticks. Not only for myself, Nashotah was formational for my wife and children as well. We reflect on our time there with fond memories and deep friendships.”

What advice would you share with current students at the House?

“I came to Nashotah wanting to be immersed in a liturgical life that had been foreign to me. I quickly found parts of that rhythm and community challenging. Looking back, these parts of me needed to be formed. My encouragement is to be curious about your inner landscape when frustrated or upset with assignments or community conflicts. Work to understand what needs to be tended to in your own heart. Pray that in the formational work of community and school life, you will be given the grace to cooperate as you walk closer to Christ.”

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Reflections from TOKYO

BY THE REV. CANON MICHAEL MOYER, ‘96

One of the most sacred times during the Holy Eucharist is when people come forward to the altar rail to make their communion. Each week, I am both excited and humbled by the diversity of people – from every continent, except Antarctica – who come to the altar rail for communion and blessings at St. Alban’s Anglican-Episcopal Church in Tokyo.

Although the pandemic delayed my arrival by several months, I became rector at St. Alban’s just before Holy Week in 2022. In a place where encountering Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples is commonplace as you walk down the street, it has been eye-opening to navigate a culture in which only one percent of the population is Christian, and of that group an even smaller percentage is Anglican.

I had always thought I would serve a parish outside of the United States someday, but Tokyo was never on my radar. I came to Tokyo for a week’s vacation seven years ago. When I returned from vacation, I watched lots of NHK World (the Japanese cable channel). Several years later when I saw the advertisement for the position at St. Alban’s, I decided to put my name in, thinking it was probably just a pipe dream. It must have been the Lord’s dream for me as well!

St. Alban’s is a place filled with diverse people from many places who share a common language, a common faith, and who worship in the Anglican tradition. For many of our parish family, St. Alban’s is a place to feel “at home,” whether Japan is their place of birth, their location for a few years, or their adopted home country.

Unlike most churches throughout Europe, which are a part of the Episcopal Church or the Church of England, St. Alban’s is a parish of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (The Anglican Church in Japan). We are the only English-speaking church of the Diocese of Tokyo. I strive to participate fully in the life of the diocese, with help from many who serve as interpreters so I can understand what is going on. It has been interesting to present people for confirmation (some of whom are fluent in Japanese and others who make their promises in English) at the diocesan confirmation services. Besides confirmations, I have also had more adult baptisms, which is a great joy.

We offer variety in the way the Eucharist is celebrated. On Sundays, the first Eucharist is

a Said Eucharist and is quiet and more contemplative. The second Sunday Eucharist is a Sung Eucharist with choir, organ, and often other instrumental offerings by our parish family. We have recently started a Saturday Evening Vigil Eucharist, which is more contemporary, with piano. Our Midweek Eucharist is celebrated ad orientem. Our church building has unique architecture and was designed by Czech-American designer Antonin Raymond in a Japanese style.

St. Alban’s has many active ministries led by members of our parish family, and we offer many opportunities for growth. From Sunday school for children, to Bible and book studies for adults, we encourage people to reflect on what they’re learning and think for themselves. We also offer the Daily Office via Zoom and are joined by people from Tokyo, throughout Japan, and around the world!

We seek to serve our community in a variety of ways. We continue our commitment to give a tithe of our income to a wide array of organizations who help others. Our Migrant Ministry through the Deeper Service Group (DSG) is growing to meet the needs of others. We are working to build relationships with those who are suddenly placed in the limbo of “temporary release” from immigration centers without resources and with those who are enduring indefinite detention.

I believe that our building has a ministry of its own. It is used by St. Alban’s Nursery School, which was started by the parish in 1972 and continues independently today. I enjoy visiting with the

children in the Nursery School at least twice a month. St. Alban’s has a wedding ministry, which, prior to the pandemic, saw 30 to 40 weddings a year. This ministry is building back slowly in recent years. We also have two TwelveStep groups and a local choral group that meet in our church building.

But perhaps the relationship which has gotten the most attention in the past year is our relationship with St. Jude’s Ukrainian Orthodox Mission. For the past 16 years, we have offered our church to St. Jude’s for its worship two Sunday afternoons a month, as well as on other significant occasions. Since the beginning of the War in Ukraine, the Orthodox Mission has gained much attention from the media and those who want to provide help and assistance to Ukrainian Refugees in Japan. The priest who serves the Mission congregation has become a fast friend of mine. We meet monthly for dinner together, and I have been privileged to participate in the yearly Holodomor Remembrance, as well as an interfaith service on the anniversary of the start of the war. I also attended their Christmas Eve Divine Liturgy.

After serving as rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Berlin, Maryland, for nearly 23 years, the Lord has led me to a new opportunity to serve in a place very different from small-town America. It is exciting to live in Tokyo and to be rector of a church filled with diverse people who seek to worship the Lord, serve our neighbor, and provide a space for so many different ministries.

Fostering a love for GOD’S WORD

The Rev. Canon Charles G. Ackerson, Ph.D., has established the Charles Sr. and Viola Ackerson Biblical Studies Scholarship at Nashotah House, a $2,500 award that will be granted annually to a student showing academic promise in biblical studies. The scholarship is funded in perpetuity in honor of his parents, Charles Sr. and Viola Ackerson. On Alumni Day, the inaugural scholarship was awarded to Erica Andersen, a rising senior at Nashotah House. Here, Ackerson reflects on his parents’ lives and love for Scripture.

BY THE REV. CANON CHARLES ACKERSON, PH.D.

Charles Ackerson Sr. was a classic bibliophile and an avid reader. Much of his free time was spent with novels, biography, and poetry. He took this recreational activity seriously, often “interacting” with the authors on their philosophies, theologies, and historic facts, including Biblical references. Occasionally, this resulted in written correspondence with the authors.

My dad emphasized that, in order to be a good writer and a good thinker, one had to do a lot of reading. He was amazing in his ability to cite/quote portions of what he read and what these quotations meant to him and how he lived his life. Among his favorites were the various writings of C. S. Lewis, Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind, Alexander Pope’s Essay on Man, Kenneth Clarke’s Civilization, H. G. Wells’ Outline of History, and Will Durant’s Story of Philosophy, as well as numerous biographies. This made him a philosopher in his own right.

In addition, Dad enjoyed classical music (especially the “Three Bs” — Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms) and knew much about the composers and the histories of their compositions. He enjoyed reviewing the stories behind the hymns used at worship, and he found the 1940 Hymnal Companion to be a “treasure” of information. Dad would often point out that the lyrics of the hymns were grounded in Scripture and/ or the liturgical cycle.

A career in accounting made him quite adept at mathematics. He taught me many of the “tricks” he used in checking numbers, verifying the accuracy of

calculators, and doing “mental math.”

Doing crossword puzzles came easily for him. He proudly used a pen (instead of a pencil) and seldom made mistakes. His dry sense of humor is treasured by my cousins to this day.

Dad was grateful to the Church, which had a positive

Charles Sr. and Mrs. Viola Ackerson

impact on his childhood and especially his teen years. He attended the Chapel of the Incarnation on East 31st Street in Manhattan, which, from the many accounts he told, provided many activities and services for youth, in addition to being a worshiping community. He seemed to participate in just about all of them and attended the Camp of the Incarnation in Ivoryton, Connecticut, each summer. Throughout his life, Dad always remembered his roots with gratitude.

Dad was a proud father. He taught me many games, including ball games, board games, and card games. He loved visiting different churches. On Sunday afternoons, we frequently drove around the Bronx, stopping in churches (which, for the most part, were open for prayer). After some quiet time in the pews, he would walk around the building studying memorials found on the interior walls of the buildings. If there was a graveyard, he would read the various tombstones, often admiring the sculpture of the stones as well as any unique epitaphs.

Prayer and worship was vital for my father. One of my earliest memories was Dad praying with me, as he taught me to pray, every night. We always knelt by the side of my bed and prayed together.

Viola Ackerson was both creative and practical. Skilled in many crafts — sewing, knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, crewel among them — as well as in cooking and baking, Mom enjoyed making and sharing things. She was able to mend or alter just about anything. In anticipation of my ordination and thereafter, Mom made stoles, chasubles, and copes for me, designing them herself and creating the necessary patterns to do so. To this day, many friends and relatives treasure Christmas ornaments made by “Aunt Viola.”

When it came to cooking and baking, Mom produced meals and treats of all kinds. She enjoyed entertaining family and friends who often requested their favorite treats (standing roasts, potato boats, cookies, donuts, and cakes). On holidays, Mom would share treats with neighbors in our apartment building, commissioning me to deliver them. Mom also made countless cupcakes to be enjoyed on special occasions with the students and faculty of my small elementary school. Seasonal recipes handed down from grandparents and great-grandparents marked the rhythm of life.

Prior to my birth, Mom worked in broadcast radio

and knew a number of celebrities, often telling me about them and showing me small gifts she had been given. In later years, Mom became an editorial typist for a news magazine and became quite a news junkie.

Mom was an extraordinary reader of people and events. Her wise advice and counsel seemed to be both accurate and practical. She believed that God has a purpose for His people and that we should make choices which, after prayer, we believed would serve and glorify Him best.

Throughout my childhood, we often took family road trips, which typically involved a blending of history, geography, amusement, and sometimes reconnecting with geographically distant friends and family. While Florida was a favorite destination, New York, New England, Pennsylvania, and Canada were included regularly as well.

Charles Sr. and Viola made a good team. My parents loved and respected each other, and their philosophical and practical natures complemented each other well. They loved God, they loved each other, and the loved me, their only child. Their faith was important for each of them and for our family relationship. I was enrolled in Grace Lutheran Elementary School and later in Our Saviour Lutheran High School in the Bronx. At both schools, every day began with chapel — a brief worship service consisting of Scripture, meditation, and prayer. In elementary school, students were assigned a portion of Scripture to memorize, the length of which increased as students progressed through the grades. After dinner each night, Charles Sr. and Viola made sure that I committed the assigned portion to memory. That was done before any other homework. They emphasized that God’s Word would strengthen me “all the days of my life.”

Each of us had our own Bibles at home, all King James Versions. As new translations emerged, we added the Revised Standard Version, the New English Bible, and the Jerusalem Bible for family use. It is my special privilege to honor my beloved parents by providing for and encouraging biblical studies. It is my conviction that ministry begins with the Word of God and enabling his children to know him through his Word.

The Rev. Canon Charles G. Ackerson, Ph.D., is a 1970 alumnus of Philadelphia Divinity School and an 1985 Associate Alumnus of Nashotah House.

Feast & Fast

MALCOLM GUITE REFLECTS ON HIS ASH WEDNESDAY VISIT TO NASHOTAH HOUSE

The following column first ran on March 3, 2023, in Church Times as an installment of the Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite’s Poet’s Corner column.

Shrove Tuesday found me in the snowy wastes of Wisconsin, fortunately not out on the wind-swept prairies themselves, or on the frozen lakes, for there was an ice storm moving in for the start of Lent, and I wouldn’t have survived exposure long, even in the tattered old tweed great-coat I was so glad I had brought with me. No, I was warmed and well ensconced in Nashotah House, a little corner of the Midwest that is forever Oxford. This seminary was founded in 1842 and carried the impulse, aesthetics, and theology of the Oxford Movement to what was then a fairly wild frontier. There are still some original wooden buildings that go back to those days, but later in the nineteenth century they built a fine stone chapel in a style that has become known, rather happily, as “Prairie Gothic,” and a lovely cloister which would not be out of place in an Oxford college, however strange it looks, to English eyes, situated by a frozen lake and visited sometimes by stray deer from the woods and occasional flocks of wild turkeys.

I was there to lead an Ash Wednesday retreat, and to preach at a BCP Eucharist, which was liturgically indistinguishable from any 8 o’clock service here, except that the responses were voiced not by an elderly congregation seated as decently far apart from one another as they could manage but by a strong cohort of young seminarians, both men and women, all dressed in their black cassocks and entering into the liturgy with great gusto.

The other interesting thing, which I later discovered from the dean, was that they are drawn, pretty much 50-50, from both the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church in North America. So

these two mutually severed branches of the original Anglican family, who are in so many parts of the States scarcely on speaking terms and still suing one another, are here, at least, forming unlikely friendships and in turn being formed together for priestly ministry, something which I take to be a sign of at least a little hope for the future. The suite, just off the cloister, in which they housed me for my stay, is wonderfully named Lambeth West, and on the wall of my bedroom was a glorious photograph of Archbishop Michael Ramsey, his cassock girded with a western belt and wearing a big wide Stetson. He looks completely happy, and I felt that at the moment that photo was taken, an English schoolboy’s cowboy fantasy was being fulfilled.

The morning of Shrove Tuesday was marked, I am glad to say, by pancake races round the cloister, much as I have seen them in Cambridge, a fine sight: fit young people, their cassocks flying, their pancakes flipping, and great roars of encouragement from all the onlookers. The evening had more of an American flavour, themed as Mardi Gras, with that last preLenten meal coming out in steaming bowls of New Orleans-style Jambalaya, washed down with locally brewed beer.

Ash Wednesday, by contrast was a day of complete prayer and fasting, the fast only broken midafternoon by hot cross buns. I was impressed by both the exuberance and the asceticism and particularly by the way they could move seamlessly from the one to the other. For it has always been the Church’s wisdom both that there should be a feast before a fast, and that the long fast of Lent should be followed by the great feast of Easter, for each informs and intensifies the other.

I’m back in Blighty now, but I was glad to have glimpsed something a little deeper and more grounded than the stereotype of a polarised American church and society about which we so often hear.

NASHOTAH SUPPORTER Yale graduate,

BY THE VERY REV. KEVIN

In 1971, the year I graduated from seminary, Berkeley Divinity School affiliated with Yale Divinity School to form the Berkeley Center at Yale. My experience during those turbulent years was mostly positive, yet today I am a strong supporter of Nashotah House. There are three reasons for this.

The most important reason is theological. The continued decline we see in the Episcopal Church today — note that membership and attendance is down by half since 2000 — is first about what we teach. Several reasons for this have been discussed in many forums, but for me a major factor is the drift of the Episcopal Church away from historic and classical Anglicanism. In its place, Episcopal leaders have pursued a zeal for diversity and inclusion. This zeal has not only fractured the Church, but its goals of reaching a more diverse community of people have failed. The only diversity we find today in the Church is gender diversity, and even this has failed to draw enough new people to sustain the Church’s life. I support Nashotah House because it is one of the few places where historic and classical Anglicanism is taught and modeled. Comparing Nashotah’s curriculum with almost all other Episcopal seminaries reveals how far the Church and its leaders have drifted away from the essential gifts of Anglicanism.

The second reason I support Nashotah House is its worshipful and prayerful community. My

experience in attending and teaching at the House over the past 20 years has affected me deeply. I find Benedictine worship and spirituality feeds my soul every time I attend Nashotah House; every time I visit, I feel I’m standing on sacred ground. Anglicanism is based on the premise that worship and prayer are essential to learning the truths of Christianity. This underlying intention to form priests in the context of a community of classical devotion and prayer also feeds the souls of current students and a number of colleagues I know who are graduates of the House. One distinctive of Nashotah graduates is their understanding of the Church as the community of Christ. They know that the life of the Church and of our individual parishes is most formed in attention to the doctrines of our faith, surrounded with deep spiritual formation of our people. Too many of our clergy today think our communities are formed in common concern and shaped by the commitment of our leaders to reforming society. The primary symbol of this to me today is the use by so many clergy of the term “the beloved community.” Those who study Anglicanism and good doctrine know that the Church is made up of sinners who are gathered into “the Community of the Beloved.”

“I find Benedictine worship and spirituality feeds my soul every time I attend Nashotah House; every time I visit, I feel I’m standing on sacred ground.”

MARTIN

In other words, if it is not centered on the death and resurrection of Christ done for all, the Church becomes one more society bent on making the world better by making it more like us.

The third reason I wholeheartedly support Nashotah House is its leadership. I find it in the current leadership of Dean Dr. Anderson, the board, and the faculty. Sometimes when I mention my support of Nashotah, I get a strong reaction from other Episcopal leaders. I almost always find that these reactions are based on some event or issue in the past and try to direct people to the Nashotah House of the present. Nashotah has faced issues, but its historic vision and mission has brought it back to its essential character. Who better to help the Church of today to return to its identity and mission? I believe there are signs in the Church that the “restoration of true Anglicanism” is beginning to take shape in the wider community of Episcopal and Anglican believers in North America. I see this especially in our younger clergy, where I find a deep longing to reform the Church, to reconcile it to other Anglican believers, and to stand in solidarity

with the wider Anglican Community. For me, Nashotah is the place our Lord is forming leaders to help lead this restoration.

Yes, I benefited from my time at Yale. But I find that the substance of Christian doctrine taught to me by Jaroslav Pelican, the spirituality shown to me by Henri Nouwen, the courageous witness to Christ shown me by my dean and other faculty at Berkeley in the time of civil rights unrest best resonates with the life of Nashotah House today. What benefited me best at Yale is now best witnessed at Nashotah. Nashotah has become my adoptive seminary because it is where I most see clergy now formed in Christ and his Church in classical Anglicanism. The Very Rev. Kevin Martin is the former Dean of St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Dallas. Before that he served as rector of three parishes, director of two parachurch ministries, and for nine years as the Canon for Mission in the Diocese of Texas. He is the author of three books, numerous articles, and a regular blog for church leaders, called “Kevin on Congregations.” He holds an honorary doctorate from Nashotah House.

BLAZING NEW TRAILS

Student clears paths, improves lakefront access

Christian Schell, a rising senior at Nashotah House, has worked throughout his time as a student to create better lakefront access for the community by clearing trails.

Through hard work and the help of the community, Schell has established new pathways for seminarians and their families to enjoy.

Schell, whose background includes tree work and mountaineering in Colorado and British Columbia, describes the project vision and the work it’s taken to bring it to fruition.

How did you decide where to start when clearing? Where does the trail begin and end?

“The biggest considerations are terrain and location: where does a trail fit into the landscape? And where would one like a trail to go? I’ve spent most of my efforts between the gym and the beach to create access to the lakefront and amongst the green belt. The trail begins behind the (Peaks apartments) family housing with two access points, follows the property line towards the gym with access in the parking lot, and on towards the lake with access behind the Blue House. The single-track continues along the hillside to the beach. There is access from the faculty lot beside the chapel, but it is rather steep.”

What tools did you use and how long did it take you to complete?

“I’ve primarily utilized a couple top handle chainsaws for much

of the brush removal, a pick, shovel, and some primal yawps. The work is ongoing; the forest has many dead ash trees making their way horizontal, encumbering the path.”

What were some challenges involved in clearing trails?

“The greatest challenge is the time required. An hour with a pickaxe may only level 30 feet among a couple thousand; it’s slow moving. The project has worked well with the loving work of Nashotah House neighbors Cherie and Steve Barth and their hope to restore the undergrowth and character of the forest. There are many invasive species in conflict. The buckthorn is and will continue to be a troublemaker. It is very aggressive with seed production and maintains its foliage from spring until late fall, out competing most, if not all, native species. The work is important to stewarding the beautiful setting in which Nashotah House is integral.”

What makes trail work enjoyable for you?

“I’m not an indoor cat. (I like) pockets full of saw dust, dirty nails, sweat, bug bites, and a cool dip in the lake. I worked with a gardener for a few seasons, and he used to tell me this thought about a radio, ‘I can’t abide furniture that talks.’ Perhaps it’s a recognition of the life we give dead things and neglect we give living things.”

Who worked with you?

“I feel like I’m no more than a small set of hands for the wonderful vision of our neighbors, Cherie and Steve Barth, graduate Jay Thomas’ family, graduate Ian Hyde and his wife, Erin; student spouse Elizabeth Hollinger, graduate Parker Asplin, the Bott family, and the Wheatley ladies have all been wonderful movers and shakers.”

What kind of maintenance is ongoing?

“Mulching, raking, leveling, chain sawing, weed spraying and control, controlled burnings to reduce down fuel (wood), and decorating.”

How can someone best help the trail or do their part when they’re enjoying these pathways?

“The best way to enjoy a path is to walk on it. Paths grow unruly without a little foot traffic. Cassocks beware (I recommend unbuttoning to at least your knees).”

SCHELL

A recently cleared trail along Upper Nashotah Lake.

ALUMNI UPDATES

ORDINATIONS, CALLS, RETIREMENTS, AND RECOGNITIONS

THE RT. REV. KEITH ACKERMAN, ‘74, SSC, D.D., was awarded the 2022 Bosworth Holders of Hope Award, an award that recognizes exemplary leaders across business, entertainment, government, and religious organizations who have demonstrated a commitment to inspiring and supporting the community, reflecting the belief that each of us can make a positive difference and be a Holder of Hope for one another.

THE REV. DANTÉ ANGLIN, ‘22, was ordained to the priesthood on September 29, 2022, at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Havana, Illinois.

THE REV. ROBERT ARMIDON, ‘21, was ordained to the priesthood on March 25 at the Cathedral of St. James, South Bend, Indiana.

THE REV. PARKER ASPLIN, ‘23, was ordained to the diaconate on April 25 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Springfield, Illinois.

THE REV. DAVE BEAULAC, ‘12, celebrated the 10th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on December 8, 2022.

THE REV. PHIL BERGHUIS, ‘15, serves as hospice chaplain at Hinds Hospice in Fresno, California. Berghuis began this position on September 12, 2022.

THE REV. JOHN WINSTON BIGGS, ‘62, celebrated the 60th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood in November 2022.

THE REV. ROBERT BLACKWELL, ‘84, is re-retiring after serving for a year as interim rector at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Auburn, Alabama, and a year as interim rector at the Episcopal Church on Edisto Island in South Carolina. Blackwell and his wife, Kay, will return to their home in Cullman, Alabama.

THE REV. MATTHEW BLOSS, ‘22, was ordained to the priesthood on March 21 at St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church in Delafield, Wisconsin.

THE REV. MARGARET BRACK, ‘17, serves as rector of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Salisbury, Maryland, and part-time pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Salisbury, in the Delaware-Maryland Synod.

THE REV. ERNEST BUCHANAN, ‘09, vicar at St. James Episcopal Church in Hebbronville, Texas, has been named chaplain for the Jim Hogg County Sheriff’s Department. Buchanan has also been commissioned as a chaplain in the Texas State Guard. He serves as brigade chaplain for 3rd BN/3rd BDE.

THE REV. JONATHAN BUTCHER, ‘22, was ordained to the priesthood on December 21, 2022, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Pekin, Illinois.

THE REV. JOE CALANDRA, ‘17, celebrated the fifth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on December 17, 2022.

THE REV. MICHAEL CLARK, ‘22, was ordained to the priesthood on October 18, 2022, and will serve in the Diocese of Springfield.

THE REV. JOHN CONNER, ‘21, was called as rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edwardsville, Illinois. He will begin in his new position in August.

THE REV. SAMUEL C. R. CRIPPS, ‘22, was called as rector of the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist in Wausau, Wisconsin, in May. Cripps was ordained to the priesthood on November 12, 2022, at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dallas, Texas.

THE REV. WESLEY EVANS, ‘10, was called as rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Lakewood, Washington, effective November 20, 2022.

THE REV. MEGHAN DOW FARR, ‘13, priest-incharge of Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon, Cork, Ireland, has been appointed to serve also in the honorary role of one of the domestic chaplains for the Rt. Rev. Dr. Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, Ireland.

THE REV. IGNACIO GAMA, ‘22, was called as rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Dallas, Texas. Gama was ordained to the priesthood on November 19, 2022, at the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Richardson, Texas.

THE REV. ELIZABETH GARFIELD, ‘23, was ordained to the priesthood on June 7 at St. Luke’s Cathedral in

Orlando, Florida, in the Diocese of Central Florida. Garfield will serve as curate at St. John the Divine in Houston, Texas.

THE REV. SHANE GORMLEY, ‘12, celebrated the 10th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on December 22, 2022.

THE REV. SCOTT NEYLAND GREENE, ‘19, accepted a call as rector of Holy Cross Anglican Church in Farragut, Tennessee. Greene’s first Sunday was January 10.

THE VERY REV. DEACON CHRISTINE GREGORY, ‘17, celebrated the fifth anniversary of her ordination to the diaconate on January 25. The following was sent by Gregory to share with the House community: “In December 2022, I was placed by the bishop of Upper South Carolina at St. Augustine of Canterbury, a mission church in Aiken. Then, on the 29th of that month I was in a hit-and-run accident from a drunk driver and left as paraplegic. By the grace of God, I am recovering and may walk again. I continue to serve (mostly non-liturgically) as I recuperate, running a grief ministry for the church and as dean of the Gravatt Convocation. I hope to be able to rejoin the regular liturgy this month.”

THE REV. BENJAMIN HANKINSON, ‘14, Director of Admissions at Nashotah House, serves as vicar at St. James’ Episcopal Church, West Bend, Wisconsin.

THE REV. CHARLES HART, ‘11, accepted a call to serve as the rector of the Parish of St. Mark in Portland, Oregon. Hart’s institution was November 27, 2022.

THE REV. DANNY HINDMAN, ‘22, serves as churchplanter-in-residence for Redeemer Anglican Church, located in Richmond, Virginia.

THE REV. IAN HYDE, ‘22, was ordained to the priesthood on October 28, 2022, at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Terrell, Texas. He serves as priest-in-charge of Good Shepherd.

THE RT. REV. JACK L. IKER celebrated the 30th anniversary of his consecration as bishop of Ft. Worth on April 24.

THE REV. JEREMY JOHNSON, ‘21, was ordained to the priesthood on October 22, 2022, at the Anglican Diocese of Quincy Synod, Peoria, Illinois.

THE REV. DR. TOBIAS KARLOWICZ, ‘08, celebrated the 15th anniversary of his priestly ordination on June 14.

THE REV. MARK KLAMER, ‘22, serves as priest of St Thomas’s, Glen Carbon, Illinois, in the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield. Klamer was ordained to the priesthood on May 6.

THE REV. BRANDON LETOURNEAU, an STM student at Nashotah House, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) at St. John’s Noble Victory Memorial Chapel in Delafield, Wisconsin, on May 19.

THE REV. MICHAEL LINDSTEDT, ‘23, will be ordained to the priesthood on June 25 at Christ Anglican Church in Moline, Illinois, by Bishop J. Alberto Morales of the Diocese of Quincy. Lindstedt will begin a curacy at that parish beginning September 1, serving under their rector, the Rev. Canon Ed den Blaauwen.

THE REV. SLAVEN MANNING, ‘85, serves as rector of St. John’s and St. Luke’s Episcopal churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina.

THE REV. ELMER MIGUEL, an MPM student at Nashotah House, accepted a call to serve as rector of Church of the Good Shepherd in Wichita Falls, Texas.

THE REV. SARA OXLEY, ‘20, was called as rector at The Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland, Florida.

THE REV. DAVID PETERSON, ‘23, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on February 11 at Trinity Anglican Church in Bakersfield, California. He accepted a call as rector of Holy Cross Anglican Church in Sanger, California.

THE REV. JACOB A. ROGERS, ‘23, was ordained to the priesthood on May 17 at St. John’s Noble Victory Memorial Chapel in Delafield, Wisconsin. He was appointed curate at Old St. Andrews Parish Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

THE REV. JAMAL SCARLETT was ordained to the priesthood on December 17, 2022, at the Cathedral Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Washington, D.C.

THE REV. JACOB SCHLOSSBERG, ‘23, was ordained to the priesthood on June 7 at St. Luke’s Cathedral in Orlando, Florida, in the Diocese of Central Florida. Schlossberg serves as chaplain at Ascension Episcopal School, part of Church of the Ascension in Lafayette, Louisiana.

THE REV. LARS SKOGLUND, ‘14, celebrated the fifth anniversary of his priestly ordination on December 17, 2022.

THE RT. REV. E. MARK STEVENSON, ‘00, was consecrated 14th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia on December 3, 2022.

THE RT. REV. E. MARK STEVENSON, ‘00, announced the appointment of THE RT. REV. DABNEY SMITH, DD, ‘87, as a Visiting Bishop in the Diocese of Virginia.

THE REV. LEE STAFKI, ‘20, serves as vicar at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church, Fort Worth, Texas. Stafki began on September 1, 2022.

THE REV. CLIFF SYNER, ‘20, began RISEN Wellness, a nonprofit clinic serving the Clarksville, Tennessee, area.

THE REV. JUSTIN TALIAFERRO, ’23, was ordained to the transitional diaconate on June 3 at Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville, Tennessee. Taliaferro serves as curate at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Columbia, Tennessee, and at Messiah Episcopal Church in Pulaski, Tennessee.

THE REV. REBECCA TERHUNE, ‘15, was ordained to the permanent diaconate on October 22, 2022, at Zion Episcopal Church in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

THE REV. WILLIAM H. TERRY, ‘03, will be retiring on July 23 after 20 years of ministry as rector of St. Anna’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans. Terry will continue his work as adjunct faculty at the Tulane University School of Medicine and work within the diocese. “Serendipity will have me retire on the Feast of St. Anna, the same Feast Day that I was ordained priest and rector of this church,” Terry said.

THE REV. JAY THOMAS, ‘23, was ordained to the priesthood on May 17 at St. John’s Noble Victory Memorial Chapel in Delafield, Wisconsin. Thomas will serve as rector of St. Mark’s Anglican Church in Moultrie, Georgia.

THE VERY REV. WILLIAM WILLOUGHBY III, ‘82, retired after 40 years of ministry. He has served as rector of The Collegiate Church of St Paul the Apostle (Episcopal) for the past 35 years; as the longtime dean of the Savannah Convocation, Georgia; and has been named by Bishop Logue as dean emeritus. Willoughby received a Master of Divinity from Nashotah House.

THE REV. CHRIS YOUNG, ‘98, serves as bishop’s delegate to the communities celebrating the pre-conciliar rites for the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, and as parochial vicar at Holy Family Church, St. Alphonsus Church parishes in Davenport, Iowa.

ALUMNI PUBLICATIONS

THE REV. ADAM BUCKO’S (‘19) book, Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide: Lessons in Engaged Contemplation, received a Silver Medal in the Religion category of the Nautilus Book Awards in May 2023. The Nautilus Book Awards recognize books that make a difference and inspire, particularly in the areas of social and environmental justice.

THE REV. DONALD V. ENGEBRETSON, STM, ‘16, had a series of sermons published in Concordia Pulpit Resources, Vol. 33, Part 1, November 27, 2022 through February 19, 2023. The sermon series is called “Angels: The Ultimate Divine Messengers of Hope” and includes messages both for Advent and Christmas.

THE REV. DR. KEVIN GOODRICH’S, O.P., (‘11) recently edited book, The Greatest Desire: Daily Readings with Walter Hilton, was published by Darton, Longman, & Todd earlier this year. Well-known in the middle ages, Hilton was also a contemporary of Julian of Norwich. The book is available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

THE REV. DEACON TARA JERNIGAN, ‘10, recently published This Foundational Order: The Historic Diaconate for the Modern Church. The book is available from Anglican House Publishers. Jernigan serves on the Board of Directors at Nashotah House.

THE REV. DR. JONATHAN KANARY, ‘11, published “Psalms and Interpretation in Milton’s Nativity Ode” in the Milton Quarterly. Also published by Kanary, “A Priest to the Table: Eucharistic Causality and Priestly Spirituality in George Herbert’s The Temple.” English Literary Renaissance, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2023, pp. 100-130. Published in January 2023.

THE REV. DR. TOBIAS KARLOWICZ, ‘08, published The Sacramental Vision of Edward Bouverie Pusey with Bloomsbury Publishing, New York. He is a speaker at the Breck Conference at Nashotah House in June, following a year of adjunct teaching in liturgics at the House.

We want to hear from you • Contact Rebecca Terhune, ‘15, at rterhune@nashotah.edu

NOTIFICATIONS OF DEATH

CHARLOTTE “CHARDY”

BOOTH, 79, died on February 14, 2023. Chardy was born on December 30, 1943, in Waukesha, Wisconsin, to James and Winifred Booth.

Chardy touched many lives, managing the former Nashotah House bookstore for 11 years. She was an active member of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church in Delafield, as well as a lifetime member of the American Association of University Women. Chardy was an avid gardener, reader, and world traveler, living in Asia for two years.

Chardy loved to entertain and was known for her annual Egg Nog Open House party every December.

Chardy is survived by her children, Barbara (Eric) Bay and James (Traci) Flatt; grandchildren, Ryan (Elizabeth), Kirsten, Josh, Sydney, Wesley, and Cody; and great-grandson, Weston.

THE REV. CHARLES LARRY DAY, ‘71, died on December 3, 2022. Day was the retired rector of All Saints Anglican Church in Montrose, Colorado. He was active in ministry from 1971 until his retirement in 2013. As a priest, he served also as chaplain to the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Department, Cortez and Colorado Springs Fire Department, and Montrose Fire Protection District. He also served on the Board of Directors and was a supporter of Life Choices Family Resource Center. He was president of the Association of Montrose Churches for several years.

THE REV. ALLEN HALL, ‘85, died in January 2023. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Hall received a Master of Arts from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Divinity from Nashotah House. Prior to his studies at Nashotah House, Hall enlisted in the Army in 1942, serving in Europe during the Second World War and in Germany, Korea, and the Panama Canal Zone. He was employed by IBM as a software engineer from 1967 to 1982. He was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1985 and served the Episcopal Churches of St. Andrews, Fort Lupton, and St. Elizabeth, Brighton, until his retirement in 1990.

THE REV. CANON EDWARD (ED) J. MORGAN, ‘83, died on December 14, 2023, at age 78. From 1980-1983, he attended Nashotah House, where he received a Master of Divinity degree. In 1983 he was ordained to the priesthood at St. Joseph’s

Episcopal Church in Lakewood, Colorado. He served as the assistant at St. Joseph’s from 1983-1985 and then rector of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Estes Park, Colorado, until 1996. In 1996, he was called to be the rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. He served there for five years and then was called back to Colorado to serve as canon to the ordinary to the Rt. Rev. Jerry Winterrowd. He then continued his service to the Rt. Rev. Robert O’Neill until his retirement.

THE REV. DAVID OLSEN, ‘72, died on September 22, 2022, in Oregon. Olsen was born September 6, 1936. Olsen attended Lewis and Clark College in Portland and the University of Denver. He later served as a chaplain’s assistant to the Episcopal Chaplain at Fort Ord, California, from 1959-1962. In 1972 he graduated from Nashotah House and was ordained a priest in the Diocese of Oregon in 1973.

THE REV. PETER J. POWELL, ‘53, died on December 15, 2022. Born in 1928, Powell devoted his life to the service of Native American people. After his ordination, he married Virginia Lee Raisch and moved to Chicago to begin his lifelong work serving the Native American community. They were married for 57 years. In 1961, he founded St. Augustine’s Center where he served Native American families in the city for the next 55 years. By its end, St. Augustine’s Center had served three generations and thousands of members of the Native American community. Powell was an

MARY KOHLER, an honorary alumnus and former board member, died on Saturday, February 18, in Puerto Montt, Chile, where she experienced months of declining health. She was lovingly cared for by

her son Chris, daughter-inlaw Isolde, and their extended family.

Kohler was born to Duncan and Mabel Stewart of Rockford, Illinois. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1950 with a degree in geology. Previously married to Donal Ferrell and Joe Simpson III, she spent the early part of her adult life in Rockford, Illinois, and Milwaukee and Mequon, Wisconsin.

In January 1981, Mary married Terry Kohler, and they

accomplished scholar of the Plains Indians. His work, People of the Sacred Mountain, won both the 1982 National Book Award in History and the AnisfieldWolf Award in Race Relations. His most recent publication, In Sun’s Likeness and Power, received the Waldo F. Leland Prize, and his final study of Northern Cheyenne ledger art will be published posthumously.

THE REV. ERIC RAVNDAL III, ‘80, died on February 4, 2023, in Orlando, Florida. In 1977, Ravndal answered a call to the priesthood, and his family moved to Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, where he completed his Master of Divinity degree at Nashotah House in 1980. Following his ordinations to the diaconate and priesthood and two years as assisting priest at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in DeLand, Florida, Ravndal was called to be on staff at Nashotah House, where he worked in admissions and helped coordinate seminarians’ pastoral internships. In 1987, he was called back to Central Florida to become rector at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit in Apopka. He retired from parish ministry in 1998.

THE REV. ROBERT SETMEYER, ‘75, died on January 15, 2023. Setmeyer served as rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Des Plaines for 29 years. He graduated from DePaul University in 1970 and entered Nashotah House in 1972, receiving a Master of Divinity in 1975. In June of 1975 he was ordained

enjoyed full and active lives together.

The Episcopal Church was central to her life. She and Terry regularly attended church services wherever they were throughout the world, but they were particularly connected to their home churches in Sheboygan and Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and Fort Myers, Florida. She was active in related Episcopal organizations, particularly Nashotah House, where she received an Honorary Doctorate degree.

a deacon and served as assistant priest at Redeemer Parish in Elgin, Illinois, for three years. He received a call to St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Des Plaines in 1978 as rector and continued to serve the parish until his retirement.

THE REV. WARREN SHOBERG, a friend of the House, died on December 20, 2022, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Born in 1941, he began teaching in the Sioux Falls school system following his graduation from Augustana College and continued for 32 years, teaching vocal music for 17 years. He was also an instructor at the University of South Dakota and the University of Sioux Falls and mentored several student teachers. He was a founding member of the Orff Schulwerk Association and pioneered that philosophy of music education in South Dakota. At various times, he was organist and choirmaster at Calvary Cathedral, Director of Music at Calvary Cathedral, and organist at East Side Lutheran Church. Shoberg was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church on September 29, 1982, serving Holy Trinity Church in Luverne, Minnesota, and then the Church of the Holy Apostles in Sioux Falls until his retirement from active ministry. He was a canon of the Order of Saint Benedict and a member of the Society of the Holy Cross. He served the Diocese of South Dakota as a chair of the Commission on Liturgy, Music and the Allied Arts, and as Dean of the Eastern Deanery of the diocese.

FACULTY NEWS

PUBLICATIONS

GARWOOD ANDERSON, PhD, Dean and Professor of New Testament:

» Anderson, Garwood P. “Freedom / Liberty.” In The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, edited by Scot McKnight, Nijay K. Gupta, and Lynne Cohick, 2d ed., 328–35. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2023.

» ———. “Law.” In The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, edited by Scot McKnight, Nijay Gupta, and Lynne Cohick, 2d ed., 608–22. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2023.

» “For Maundy Thursday,” Covenant, April 6, 2023.

THE REV. HANS BOERSMA, PhD, Chair, Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ Endowed Professorship in Ascetical Theology:

» In April, Lexham Press published Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition.

» “Plotinus and the Ascent to Beauty.” In Patristic Spirituality: Classical Perspectives on Ascent in the Journey to God. Ed. Don W. Springer and Kevin M.

Clarke, 56–71. Studies in Theology and Religion 30. Leiden: Brill, 2022.

» “Memory and Character Formation: The Ark in Hugh of Saint Victor.” In An Introduction to Child Theology. Ed. James M. Houston, 139–64. Eugene, OR: Cascade Publishing, 2022.

» Boersma delivered “God as Embodied: Christology and Participation in Maximus the Confessor” at the 40th Annual Fr. Alexander Schmemann Memorial Lecture, Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, NY. January 30, 2023.

THE REV. TRAVIS BOTT, PhD, Professor of Old Testament:

» Bott delivered the lecture “Servants of The Lord: Theological Anthropology in The Psalms” at the Hebrew Bible Conference, hosted by the Bible Project at Multnomah University on March 11, 2023.

THE REV. MATTHEW S. C. OLVER, PhD, Associate Professor of Liturgics and Pastoral Theology:

» “The Epistle to the Hebrews in the Roman Canon Missae: Melchizedek and Other Features, part 1” Ecclesia Orans (2022), vol. 39, no. 2, 321-46.

» “The Epistle to the Hebrews in the Roman Canon Missae: Melchizedek and Other Features, part 2” Ecclesia Orans, forthcoming in 2023.

» “An Anglican Reflects on Pope Benedict XVI,” PrayTell (December 31, 2022). Reprinted by The Living Church and picked up by the Catholic Herald (UK) as “Benedict XVI: A teacher for the whole world.”

» “A Proposal for the 81st General Convention,” Covenant (October 21, 2022).

» “An Explanation and an Exploration of 2022-A059,” Covenant (October 19, 2022).

BOTT PREACHES FOR WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

The Rev. Dr. Travis Bott was the guest preacher at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Sacred Heart is one of Nashotah House’s covenant partner seminaries for whom the seminary prays regularly.

» “A Summary of the Authorization of Liturgical Texts,” Covenant (October 14, 2022).

» “The Book of Common Prayer in TEC’s Constitution,” Covenant (October 12, 2022).

» “An Analogue to Traditionis Custodes in the Episcopal Church,” PrayTell (October 3, 2022).

» Olver delivered “The Book of Common Prayer: Ordering Principle, the Place of Sacrifice, and

Future Revision” at the Diocese of Tennessee Clergy Colloquium, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, TN (April 25-26, 2023).

THE REV. GREG PETERS, PhD, Servants of Christ Research Professor of Monastic Studies and Ascetical Theology:

» “Joseph (Fr. Ignatius) Leycester Lyne (18371908) and Revival of Monasticism in the Anglican Communion,” in Hugh Feiss and Maureen O’Brien, eds., A Benedictine Reader: 1530–1930 (Collegeville, MN: Cistercian Publications, 2023), 381-400.

» “Bare Ruined Choirs?: The Death and Life of Anglican Monasticism,” American Benedictine Review 74.1 (2023): 22-41.

» “Episcopacy in the Anglican Tradition.” Paper commissioned for the Anglican Church in North America/United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Ecumenical Dialogue; held in Chicago, Illinois, on October 20, 2022. The paper is available to read and download at https://anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/ uploads/2023/01/Greg-Peters-AnglicanEpiscopacy.pdf

» “Unity of Knowledge and Unity with God: Theology’s Crucial Place in Education,” in R. Keith Loftin, ed., Re-kindling an Old Light: Contours of Christ–shaped Liberal Learning (Houston: High Bridge Books, 2022), 103-112.

THE REV. PAUL WHEATLEY, PhD, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek:

» Wheatley’s peer-reviewed article “Mark as Ritual Narrative: Anointing, Memorial, and Genre Signifiers in Mark 14:3–9” has been accepted for publication in Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

» “Jesus, Baptism, and the Reversal of Death in Mark 4:1–5:43,” Covenant (March 16, 2023).

» “The Mystery of Epiphany,” Covenant (January 5, 2023).

» “Why Study Biblical Languages?” Covenant (October 5, 2023).

DR. GEOFFREY WILLIAMS’ (Assistant Professor of Church Music) piece “Adam lay ybounden” was recently published by Norwegian publisher Norsk Musikforlag. The piece is recorded on New York Polyphony’s Sing thee Nowell, and another piece from that record, “There is no Rose,” will be published later this year.

OLVER MEETS WITH FORMER ARCHBISHOP ROWAN WILLIAMS

The Rev. Dr. Matthew Olver in March met with the Rt. Rev. and the Rt. Hon. the Lord Williams of Oystermouth, former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. Olver and the Rev. Dr. Nathan Jennings, Milton Richardson Associate Professor of Liturgics and Anglican Studies at the Seminary of the Southwest, were in England on their joint Conant Grant.

PODCASTS

GARWOOD ANDERSON, PhD:

“The Focus of Seminaries: Charisma, Humanism & Theology,” With Faith in Mind Podcast, May 3, 2023.

THE REV. HANS BOERSMA, PhD:

“Up the Hierarchy! Hans Boersma & Dionysius the Areopagite on Why We Have Hierarchy All Wrong,” The Theology Pugcast, December 5, 2022.

“No Plato, No Scripture?”, Upstream, February 28, 2023.

“Hans Boersma | Pierced by Love,” Guilt Grace Gratitude Podcast, April 6, 2023.

THE REV. GREG PETERS, PhD:

“E. B. Pusey and Monasticism,” The Sacramentalists, February 20, 2023.

“Re-formed Catholic Anglicanism,” The North American Anglican, April 3, 2023.

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