FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE Volume 65 Number 4
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The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael & All Angels Pacific View Drive at Marguerite
Corona del Mar
California 92625
...From the Desk of the Rector
BELOVEDS IN CHRIST April 15 is a date to which we all pay attention. This year it comes ten days after Easter and is the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death. James Garfield, an Ohio congressman who would later become the second assassinated president in American history, put it at the time, “It may almost be impious to say it, but it does seem that Lincoln’s death parallels that of the Son of God.” The Rev’d C.B. Crane, a Baptist minister in Boston said, “Jesus Christ died for the world. Abraham Lincoln died for his country.” In a current article, Timothy Merrill says that Abraham Lincoln’s focus on justice for all, forgiveness and mercy for his enemies and the liberation of the oppressed were, and are, seen as very Christ-like qualities. When our sixteenth President breathed his last on Holy Saturday morning, his secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, famously said, “Now he belongs to the ages.” His elaborately embalmed body was buried under ten feet of cement and steel at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois; visitors come to pay their respects confident that his body is still securely present. Our Lord Jesus died on the first Good Friday afternoon and a centurion, seeing how Jesus breathed his last, said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!” (Mark 15:39c) Jesus was buried in a tomb hewn out of a rocky hillside with a huge, heavy stone sealing it as securely as possible for that time and place. Visitors come to the Church or the Holy Sepulcher, also called the Church of the Resurrection, in Jerusalem, the site of Jesus crucifixion and tomb, but there is no body there . . . because he is alive! This is the message of Easter: Lincoln may have saved his country and his people from slavery, but the risen Jesus has actually saved the world. The slavery Jesus abolished is the slavery that holds human beings in bondage to sin and death. Jesus’ emancipation from the tomb means that we, too, will be emancipated and set free from death and the sin that both causes death and results from our fear of it. President Lincoln sits on a throne modeled after the ancient Temple of Zeus in his massive Memorial in our nation’s capital; the Lord Jesus sits on a heavenly throne from whence he shall come to reign over both heaven and earth together establishing his righteous kingdom forever. (And as Revelation 21:22 tells us, Jesus has no temple, for he is the temple.) Jesus “belongs to the ages” because he is the one who will be with us always “to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). Historians speculate on how the country might have been different had Lincoln lived out the rest of his life. Who knows? We tend to lionize those who die too soon, yet all our s/heroes eventually turn out to be very human, more like us than not. Easter tells us that the only one who can save us to the uttermost is the one who is still very much alive and will make us alive as well. We do well to celebrate great people like President Abraham Lincoln, and we do better to worship the one who is the Risen Lord, Jesus Christ!
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HOLY WEEK 2015 WORSHIP SCHEDULE Palm Sunday, March 29 Holy Eucharist at 8am and 10am with Blessing of Palms and Procession • Evening Prayer (said) at 5:30pm Monday in Holy Week, March 30 Evening Prayer at 5:30pm Tuesday in Holy Week, March 31 Evening Prayer at 5:30pm • Tenebrae at 7:30pm Wednesday in Holy Week, April 1 Holy Eucharist with Healing 12 noon • Evening Prayer at 5:30pm Maundy Thursday, April 2 Evening Prayer at 5:30pm • The Washing of Feet & Holy Eucharist at 7:30pm in the Sanctuary • The Stripping of the Altar* • The All Night Watch at the Altar of Repose, 9pm to 9am Good Friday, April 3 Morning Prayer at 9am •Stations of the Cross on the patio at noon • Stations of the Cross for children & families on the patio at 4pm • Evening Prayer at 5:30pm • Stations of the Cross on the patio at 7pm • Good Friday Liturgy with Music at 7:30pm* (See note on page 2 for availability of Rite of Reconciliation of a Penitent) Holy Saturday, April 4 Morning Prayer 9am • Evening Prayer 5:30 pm • The Great Vigil of Easter at 7:30pm with the Lighting of the Paschal Candle, Holy Eucharist and Holy Baptism* Easter Day, April 5 Festival Choral Eucharist with Choir, and Organ and Instruments at 8am and 10am (Childcare provided from 8am through Easter worship)
* Childcare provided for this service
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CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE TO THE RECTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND most recently by Chris & Irene Veitch in thanksgiving for the celebration and blessing of the marriage of Jefferson & Sarah Veitch Hall, by John & Marion Cartafalsa in gratitude for the celebration and blessing of their marriage on their fiftieth anniversary, and by Ben Card in gratitude. These funds extend our Parish’s mission of outreach, providing for such needs as can be helped by financial assistance.
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ATTENTION VETERANS: Saint Michael & All Angels will participate in the National Celebration honoring Veterans (especially WWII) "Celebrating the Spirit of ‘45" to take place on Sunday, August 9th. We want to honor all Veterans at the 9:00 a.m. worship service at church, followed by a brunch in Michael’s Room. All families and guests are welcome to celebrate with us. The Senior Ministry at St. Mike’s is hosting this gathering. Please contact Murry McClaren at 714/979-6978 to let us know if you have a Vet in your family whom we can honor. We also would like pictures and memorabilia to share at the brunch. It will be a fun time to tell stories and relive those times with families and friends.
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APRIL ANNIVERSARIES Birthdays 1st - Linda Moorman Desmond Stevens 4th - Barbara Paulson 7th - Bill Yost 8th - Sondra Valentine 12th - Chace Warmington 6th - Jill Faller 25th - Susan Caldwell 26th - Bob Hine Baptisms 3rd - Bill Yost 8th - Sharon Perry Weddings
FOLLOWING THE GOOD FRIDAY EVENING LITURGY, The Rev’d Canon Haynes will be available in the Sanctuary for the rite of Reconciliation of a Penitent, pages 447-448 or 449-452 in the Book of Common Prayer, or at other times by appointment.
SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS’FINANCIAL REPORT: Income through February, 2015 is $109,623, 25% ahead of our budget; expenses are $100,076, 7% below budget; net Income is $9,547, 51% of budget. Pledges to date are $23,418 ahead of budget (including pledges for 2015 paid in 2014)..Parish Center Donations are $2,800 ahead of our YTD plan.
* * * WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP: Their next meeting will be Tuesday, April 28th. The group meets at the home of Beth Bianchi at 7pm. Please contact the parish office for details and directions to her home.
THE VESTRY Senior Warden.............................Myrna Ireland mireland6@sbcglobal.net....................949.759.1509 Junior Warden.............................Donald Sheetz donald.sheetz@gmail.com..................949.720.0700 Christian Education.....................Barbara Black bbblack56@sroadrunner.com...............949.640.7989 Clerk of the Vestry........................Karlene Miller karlenemiller@gmail.com...................949.336.6215
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Building and Grounds..............Tom Nicholson tom@nicholsoncompanies.com.........949.872.9067 Communications...........................Clyde Dodge [clydedodge@cox.net.......................949.375.1530 Evangelism.............................Anne Warmington amwarmington@hotmail.com...... ...202.550.4100 Fellowship............................................OPEN
2nd - Michael & Linda Robertson 11th - Bob & Dottie Cole 17th - Bill & Judy Brady Norm & Sue Ewers 20th - Bill & Kate Yost 21st - Matthew & Danielle Shaw 25th - David & Constance Davidson
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FESTIVAL CONCERT -- ORGAN, BRASS, AND CHOIR: Friday June 12, 7:30pm at Walt Disney Concert Hall celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Bus leaves from the church; free tickets. Contact Lynn Headley, 714.920.7981 or lynnheadleygc@earthlink.net .
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ANNUAL GARY HALL RETREAT AT CAMP STEVENS: May 8-10, Reserve a spot now for the All Parish Retreat scheduled at Camp Stevens in Julian, CA. The Very Rev’d Gary Hall, Dean of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. will be the retreat leader.Accomodatiuons are in Blum Lodge which sleeps up to six per room with a shared bathroom. The $200 cost includes lodging, meals, activities, and programs. Please contact Susan Caldwell for more information. Finance......................................Julie Jenkins jdfritz@aol.com.............................949.640.0134 Mission...............................Barbara Stewart+ barbarastewart001@gmail.com.........714.979.7449 Stewardship.............................Matthew Shaw mattjshaw@yahoo.com..................949.645.4942 Ombudsperson..........................Louise Stover lstover@volt.com..........................714.432.7371 Worship...The Very Rev’d Canon Peter D. Haynes phaynes@stmikescdm.org...........949.644.0463x11
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Canon David Porter Shares Lessons Learned About Reconciliation By John Armstrong [Episcopal News Service] Canon David. W. Porter is director of reconciliation for the Archbishop of Canterbury. “Reconciliation is always a quest, always a journey,” observed Porter, as he addressed Episcopalians gathered for the annual assembly of the Episcopal Urban Caucus in late February. The Episcopal Church in Connecticut hosted the two-day conference in Meriden. The Episcopal Urban Caucus is an association of lay and ordained Episcopalians dedicated to the cause of reconciliation, social justice and peace. Porter spoke at one of ten workshops that explored ways to end violence and promote reconciliation. Porter, formerly a peace-building practitioner in Northern Ireland, is a layperson and a Baptist who called himself a “strongly convinced Anabaptist, who would be a Mennonite if I lived in America.” Archbishop Justin Welby and Porter worked together when Porter was serving as the canon for reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral and Welby was the dean of Liverpool. Welby has made reconciliation a cornerstone of his episcopacy and hired Porter to his current position soon after being appointed archbishop. Porter said that he has one title but three jobs. His first task is to work within the Church of England to find a different way of engaging issues of deep difference, such as the ordination of women bishops. This particular issue moved forward in January of this year when the Rt. Rev. Libby Lane was ordained and consecrated as bishop suffragan of Stockton. Efforts to ordain women to the episcopate in the Church of England helped define a model for what Porter called “the Archbishop’s vision of learning to disagree well.” Porter is now applying the model to the issue of human sexuality by organizing a series of “shared conversations” among clusters of diocese in 13 different locations, followed by the General Synod in 2016. His sees his role as helping to “take the toxicity out of the conversation.”
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Porter’s second job is to advise on healing divisions in the Anglican Communion. Welby, during his first year in office, visited 37 primates. While Welby was welcomed for those visits, the message has been “hospitality does not mean reconciliation” and there are many differences to be reconciled. Porter and Connecticut Bishop Diocesan Ian Douglas together explained how the “bonds of affection” that developed between Anglican churches following British and American colonialism were no longer sufficient to hold the Anglican Communion together. Porter and Douglas agreed that common participation in God’s mission, while not denying difference in contemporary post-colonial Anglicanism, offered a hopeful way forward. Porter said his third task is the one he likes the most. The vast majority of the 85 million Anglicans around the world live in conflict situations and or in post-conflict situations, he said. In these contexts the questions become: “How do we help churches keep going? How do we keep churches from becoming part of the conflict and taking sides? And how can churches and their leaders become peace-builders and bridgebuilders in their own right?” To facilitate this work Porter draws on his experience in Northern Ireland. Porter concluded his talk by summarizing six lessons about reconciliation that he has learned through those years. First, “it’s always political” and politics is the art of negotiating relationships that are often very personal. Since all conflicts are political, if the church is to be involved it has to be political. Second, “bad religion trumps good.” When false religions use slogans and make tempting promises, people will believe and sign on every time. “We should not give up hope. We need to think differently about how we go about changing our world and challenging bad religion.” Third, “we are all responsible.” Here Porter drew the distinction between being complicit and being culpable. Everyone who is aware of unreconciled situations is complicit, but only when we participate in the conflict do we become culpable.
Fourth, “history matters” and it is critical to keep a historical perspective. Relationships make all the difference, he explained several times, and knowing the history of a relationship helps forge stronger ties. Fifth, “peace offends [and] can violate our sense of justice,” he said. This is because in the name of reconciliation, justice may not be served. For him personally what mattered was “There is a belief that there is a world to come in which all will have to give an account to the living God, and it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. I may not see justice now but as Martin Luther King said, ‘The arc of the universe tends toward justice’ and that arc does not stop at death.” Sixth, “reconciliation is elusive.” Porter said “Reconciliation is not a technique or a program. It’s a journey towards the kingdom, a journey into Christ, always a quest and always elusive.” John Armstrong is a retired IT professional now working as a freelance journalist. EVANGELISM: Want an easy way to become more involved at SMAA? Please consider joining our Host/ Greeter Ministry. This is a wonderful opportunity to help make guests, newcomers and members feel welcome each Sunday. It is very rewarding and only requires being friendly! If interested, please contact Anne Warmington at amwarmington@hotmail.com or 202/550-4100.
* * * IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR the Sanctuary Light or Altar Flowers in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving for a birthday, anniversary, or other special event, please sign up on the board in the Parish Center and indicate the person or occasion to be remembered. The suggested donation for flowers is $35, the sanctuary light is $15. Please mark your check for the Altar Guild. PLEASE CHECK the lost and found box in Michael’s Room.
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FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION
Our mission is to seek and share Jesus Christ as spiritual food for life’s journey.
3233 Pacific View Drive Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949.644.0463 949.644.9247 FAX www.stmikescdm.org The Very Rev’d Canon
Peter D. Haynes, Rector [phaynes@stmikescdm.org] Susan Caldwell Director of Christian Education [scaldwell@stmikescdm.org] Ray Urwin, D.M.A. Minister of Music [rurwin@stmikescdm.org] The Rev’d Fennie Chang, Ph.D., Canterbury Irvine The Rev’d Canon Ray Flemming Assisting Priest The Rev’d Barbara Stewart, Ph.D., Assisting Priest Susan Beechner, Parish Secretary [sbeechner@stmikescdm.org] Donnie Lewis, Bookkeeper [dlewis@stmikescdm.org]
WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sunday Holy Eucharist at 8 & 10am Nursery Care from 9:30-11:30am Sunday School 9:45am Adult Education 9am Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing-12 noon ABOUT SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, CORONA DEL MAR We are a Christian Community of the Anglican Communion who come to hear God’s word and receive and share the Lord Jesus Christ. Our purpose is to have Christ live in us in order that in Christ we may live faithful and productive Christian lives. Our commitment to the Gospel is evangelical; our liturgical tradition, catholic; our theology orthodox but open to thought, reflection, and spiritual endeavor. We care about the world and strive to serve Christ in it.
Susan Caldwell
Manoah’s Prayer
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erhaps, you have heard of the Prayer of Saint Francis, or the Serenity Prayer or the Prayer of Jabez. But have your every heard of Manoah’s Prayer? I found this prayer in the list of prayers printed in my Bible. The Manoah prayer takes place in Judges 13:8 and it is a prayer made by Samson’s father. Scripture is full of one to two liners of Saints of old who call out to God for help, for direction, to meet needs. What I like and find interesting about this particular Manoah Prayer is that it is a prayer for Christian Education! The prayer is as follows, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom Thou has sent come to us again that he may teach us what to do for the boy who is to be born.” The Hebrew word for teach, “yara” (reference Strong’s Concordance) comes from “ to flow, as water or to lay or throw especially in as an arrow, to shoot, in a figurative way, ‘to point out’ as in the aiming of the finger, to teach , cast direct, inform instruct.” Looking to the context of Judges Chapter 13, there is a conversation that has been building before we have stepped in. Manoah’s wife has been living a life without children, unable to conceive, and an angel appears to her and tells her she will have a son (sound familiar?) and for her to take on the Nazirite way of abstaining from strong drink, or eating any unclean thing. After the conversation between wife and angel, off the wife goes to tell her husband, Manoah. Manoah listens to his wife as she relates the story of how a visitor came, who had somewhat of a surreal appearance and told her prophetic things about her life. She finds it necessary to point out that she didn’t get his name or contact details. It is an important oversight, one which Manoah considers carefully. We don’t quite know how much time passes before Manoah turns to God and prays. But he does pray and he does ask for the angel or man of God to return, to set them straight and teach them how to raise the baby boy who is to arrive. Manoah is a man of faith. I also see in Manoah the heart of a man who wants to be a good parent. I (continued on page 5)
PRAYERS HEALING Russ Brad Judy Sue Norm Ron+ Sally & George John Joanna Andrew Steve Beth Cathy Bob Donnie Charles+ Mary Betty Cathy GUIDANCE Julie & Bob Esther Harry Mitzi Barbara Dianne Suzie Doug Don Nancy Pat Kathleen REPOSE Jack Peltason Malcolm Boyd+ Giles Asbury+ THANKSGIVING - for new adventures; - with Peggy for Bob Montgomery and Guy Conover
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Our parish subscribes to the online learning program “Church Next.” If you are interested, please contact Kathleen Peterson who will give you access details: 949.378.5002 or kathleenopeterson@gmail.com
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CALLING ALL PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS On Sunday, April 26, directly after the 10a.m. worship service, The Rev’d Canon Greg Richards will speak at a meeting for parents, grandparents, and children age 9 and up, about the brain and hot topics in ethics. Hot dogs will be on the BBQ, with the usual simple sides, plus drinks, provided for all before the meeting. Please call Susan Caldwell or Barbara Black with you RSVP and to tell us to save a hot dog or three for you.
* * * PLEASE CHECK THE FORWARD MOVEMENT DISPLAY RACK ON THE WALL IN MICHAEL'S ROOM Pick up a pamphlet or two to share with family and friends. A donation box is provided. New title: "Centering Prayer" is a guide to help us find a space in our busy lives to spend time quietly in God's presence. "Saint John of the Cross called it another form of Christian contemplation, the practice of loving attentiveness." Find a comfortable and quiet space. It is suggested you set a beginning goal of a twenty minute session of centering prayer each day. Thomas Keating in his book "Open Mind, Open Heart" gives us four guidelines: 1. Choose a short sacred word or phrase to return us to God when we are distracted - God, Jesus, Peace, Joy, Grace, I Am, Let Go. 2. Sit with eyes closed and silently introduce the sacred word. 3. Return to the sacred word when distractions occur. 4. At the end of the the prayer period, remain in silence with eyes closed for a few minutes. Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
* * * LOAVES AND FISHES: This month we will collect full size hygiene items, such as bars of soap, lotions, toothpaste and tooth brushes, deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, and speciality items for mom, such as perfume, bath salts, etc. to fill the Mother’s Day baskets given at the soup kitchen. Monetary donations are always welcome, too. Checks should be made payable to Saint Michael & All Angels, with Loaves and Fishes on the memo line. (Tax ID #95-2123746)
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Susan Caldwell continued from page 4 imagine that Manoah’s request for guidance and education comes out of his longing and desire for an heir, which was culturally the thing to wish for at this time. We see this with Abraham and here again with Manoah. It was probably foremost on both of their BCE minds. “If I ever do have a son, this is what I am going to do, or want to do, but by God’s grace if it ever happens, I’d better have wisdom, because this has been so long in coming. I really want it get it right. I may only have one chance, because right now, I have no chances. I really desperately need help, and God, you are the only one to give it! God, please help me!” I embellish this cry from the soul. Fortunately for Manoah, his request is made without error. (Unlike Zacharias, the father of John the Baptist who in the New Testament, questions in such a way that doesn’t match heaven’s intent for someone soon to be blessed. Zacharias obviously offends the angel Gabriel, is rebuked and is silenced until the birth of John. No wonder Zacharias gives a song of praise after nine months. He had plenty of time to think about the error of his ways!) For Manoah, Scripture says, God heard his prayer and the angel returns and repeats the same details as he said to the wife, “You will have a son and you need to make sure the mother doesn’t drink strong drink or eat unclean things.” Manoah has more questions for the angel. “But what of the boy’s life’s work and his vocation? What will he be when he grows up?” Does this sound familiar to our modern ears? Isn’t this so true of parenting today as we focus on our young men? What will you be? How will you make money? I digress. Which is what the angel chooses not to do, but rather sticks to the original purpose of the narrative: how to help Israel by designating a special champion who will be marked and blessed from birth. Where is the baptismal font?! The angel repeats, “Have your wife, the mother, do what I asked the first time, Manoah!” And if Manoah had asked his wife more clarifying questions, she could have told him more of the prophetic information, that when this child became a man, he would help Israel have a victory over the Philistines! Manoah is bent on asking more questions. “What is your name, so that when your words come true, we may show you respect.” But the angel said to him, “Why are you asking my name? Unfortunately, for you it is too high a mystery for understanding.”
The angel doesn’t respond to any further questioning. Manaoh is then set on serving the angel a nice meal. The angel declines to eat but asks that the offering be given to the Lord. When the offering is made and the fire goes up, the angel ascends into the cloud of smoke. What a great entry point to a movie! Obviously shaken, Manoah and his wife bow low to the ground. Manoah says to her, “Get ready to die. This is it. We have seen the impossible, we will surely die.” But the wife, more practical than he, has a more direct response. “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have let us hear things like this at this time.” Hurray for Mrs. Manoah! Your name we will never know, but your encouragement and practical voice endures and speaks to generations after generations. I like the way the commentator, Matthew Henry, responds to this selection in his own 17th Century vernacular. “In Manoah's reflections there is great fear; We shall surely die. In his wife's reflection there is great faith. As a help meet for him, she encouraged him. Let believers who have had communion with God in the word and prayer, to whom he has graciously manifested himself, and who have had reason to think God has accepted their works, take encouragement from thence in a cloudy and dark day. God would not have done what he has done for my soul, if he had designed to forsake me, and leave me to perish at last; for his work is perfect. Learn to reason as Manoah's wife; If God designed me to perish under his wrath, he would not give me tokens of his favour.” Manaoh’s Prayer is an example and way of asking God to intervene in our daily lives about something we most desperately want, or have necessity of. And in His good favor and time, God, as we see exemplified in Scripture, does things in a direct manner, simply and magnificently. And I will gladly put this prayer, Manaoh’s Prayer, under the banner of Christian Education any day. Lord, Teach me. Send me. Work with me. Hear my prayer, O Lord.
LEST WE FORGET: There have been 4,491 American military casualties in Iraq and 2,356 in Afghanistan and other locations. "Lord hear our prayers for those who are dead and for those who mourn."
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HOLY MEN & HOLY WOMEN
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OSCAR ROMERO (1917-1980) Archbishop, Martyr
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scar Arnulfo Romero y Gadamez (whose portrait hangs on the West Wall of Saint Michael and All Angels Parish Church's Sanctuary) was born on August 15, 1917, in San Miguel department of El Salvador, one of eight children of Santos Romero and Guadalupe de Jesus Galdamez. He attended a government funded public . school which offered only grades one through three. When finished with public school, he was privately tutored until age thirteen. Oscar's father, Santos, apprenticed his son in carpentry, at which he showed exceptional potential in the hopes he would, as an adult, find good work. Romero entered seminary at age thirteen and completed his studies at Gregorian University in Rome, where he received the Licentiate in Theology. He was ordained in Rome on April l4, 1942, at age 25, and remained in wartime Italy while pursuing a doctorate in ascetical theology. His studies were interrupted in 1943, however, when his bishop called him home from Fascist Italy. Ater his return, Oscar became known as a man of promise in the conservative Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador. For twenty years, while serving as a priest in San Miguel, he promoted various apostolic groups, started an Alcoholics Anonymous group, helped in the construction of San Miguel’s cathedral, and supported devotion to Our Lady of Peace. From this point his career moved rapidly forward. To no one’s surprise, on February 23, 1977, Oscar Romero was appointed the Fourth Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in El Salvador, which had long enjoyed the largesse of the conservative oligarchy that ruled the country, and the government endorsed his selection. Not so the clergy, who subscribed to the dicta of the Second Vatican Council concerning treatment of the poor; They feared that his conservative reputation would negatively affect liberation theology’s commitment to the poor. In March, 1977, a progressive priest and personal friend of Romero’s was
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assassinated. His murder had a profound impact on Romero, who said, “If they have killed him for doing what he did, then I, too have to walk the same path.” He urged the government to investigate, but they ignored his request. In response to the murder, Romero revealed a radicalism that had not been evident earlier, speaking out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. In 1979, the Revolutionary Government Junta came to power amidst a wave of human rights abuses by military right-wing groups and the government in an escalation of violence that would become the Salvadoran Civil War and result in the death of over 75,000 people. Bishop Romero’s now obvious commitment to liberation theology (a movement that attempts to interpret scripture through the plight of the poor) earned him enemies both within the conservative hierarchy of the church and the anti-church junta. He spoke out against poverty, social injustice, assassinations and torture. On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Oscar Romero, age 62, while standing at the altar conducting a Mass, was gunned down by a rightwing death squad. In 1992, it was determined that Army Maj. Roberto D’Aubuisson had ordered the killing. In 1997, Pope John Paul II bestowed upon Romero the title of “Servant of God” and a cause for beatification and canonization was opened for him. Catholics in El Salvador often refer to him as "San Romero." In February, 2015, Pope Francis ruled that Oscar Romero had been killed “out of hatred for the faith”, making him a martyr and setting the stage for his beatification. Archbishop Oscar Romero is buried in San Salvador Cathedral, and his Feast Day in the Anglican and Lutheran traditions is March 24. Even outside Catholicism, Romero is honored by other Christian denominations, including the Church of England, the Anglican Communion, as well as one Lutheran liturgical calendar. Archbishop Romero is also one of the ten 20th century martyrs depicted in statues above the Great West Wall of Westminster Abbey in London. In 2008, Europe-based magazine A Different View included Romero among its 15 Champions of World Democracy.
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Phase I Earthquake Repairs Completed at Washington National Cathedral
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ashington National Cathedral has announced the completion of Phase I repairs in its ongoing earthquake restoration work. The August 2011 magnitude-5.8 earthquake shook the cathedral and caused approximately $32 million in damage. The seismic event rotated pinnacles, cracked mortar, chipped and cracked limestone, and briefly took flying buttresses out of compression. Following an initial stabilization, the cathedral reopened after 12 weeks. Phase I repairs began in March 2014 and addressed the interior high ceiling of the nave and restoration of the six flying buttresses around the apse, or east end of the cathedral. The nave vaulting and windows were inspected, cleaned, and repaired. Akoustolith tile were secured and sealed. Decades of dirt were carefully removed, and failed caulking was replaced. When the six apse buttresses lost compression during the quake, a few stones slipped out of position, leaving visible gaps in the buttresses, while other stones fractured, sending chunks of stone to the ground below. Restoration work filled the voids, replaced the broken stones with Dutchmen repairs, and reinforced the flyers with stainless steel rods and grout to ensure better performance in any future seismic event. According to a Cathedral press release, “The final interior scaffolding has been removed., and the view of the fully restored nave is breathtaking. All that the cathedral does in this space has a feeling of openness and vitality—as well as improved acoustics and inspiration with the return of views of the clerestory windows and the boss stones, now cleaned for the first time ever. The cathedral is extremely grateful for the support that has made this work possible and the diligent work of Davis Construction and Lorton Stone to return the building to its former glory.” The remaining work — approximately 85 percent of the exterior work — awaits funding from individuals and institutions. This work will likely take years, even a decade, to complete and will cost $22 million or more. It includes the central tower grand pinnacles, the engaged buttresses on the length of the nave, the exterior stonework on the transepts, and the pinnacles on the west towers.
Calendar of Ev ents At Saint Mic hael & All Ang els Events Michael Angels
Holy Eucharist at 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Nursery care from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Sundays-at-Nine, DL Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. Godly Play, children 4-11, Yellow Room Formation, 5th-8th grade, Green Room J2A Youth Group, high school, Corner Room 2nd & 4th Sundays Basketball, 6:30-8:00 p.m., AAC
Whiz Kids, 1:45-2:45 p.m., AAC Volleyball, 3:30-6:30 p.m., AAC St. Mike’s Basketball, 7:00-9:00 p.m., AAC
Whiz Kids, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., AAC Basketball, 5:00-8:00 p.m., AAC
AA meeting, 7:00-8:00 a.m., SW Yoga class, 9:00-10:00 a.m., NW Whiz Kids, 9:00-5:00 p.m., AAC Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing, Noon ARCHES Yoga Class, 5:00-6:00 p.m., NW (beg. 4/8) Basketball, 5:00-8:00 p.m., AAC ARCHES Art Class, 6:30-8:00 p.m., SW (beg. 4/8)
Men’s Group, 7:30-9:00 a.m., DL Whiz Kids, 12 noon-5:00 p.m., AAC (not 2/19) AA Big Book Study, noon-1:00 p.m., SW Basketball, 5:00-8:00 p.m., AAC Parish Choir Rehearsal, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Yoga class, 9:00-10:00 a.m., NW Whiz Kids, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon, AAC (not 2/20) Basketball, 1:30-2:30, 3:00-4:00, 5:00-8:00 p.m., AAC AA meeting, 7:00-10:00 p.m., SW
Basketball, 8:00-10:00 a.m., 10:00-5:00 p.m., AAC
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IN THE COMING MONTH
Wednesday in Holy Week - Evening Prayer, 5:30 p.m., Sanctuary Maundy Thursday Evening Prayer, 5:30 p.m., Sanctuary 7:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist, Sanctuary (child care) The Washing of the Feet, SanctuarySanctuary The Stripping of the Altar, Sanctuary 9:00 p.m.-9:00 a.m. The All-Night Watch at the Altar of Repose Good Friday - Morning Prayer, 9:00 a.m. Noon Stations of the Cross, Parish Patio 4:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross for Children & Families Evening Prayer, 5:30 p.m., Sanctuary 7:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross, Parish Patio 7:30 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy with music (child care) Holy Saturday, Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. Citizens’ Climate Lobby, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., DL Choir Dress Rehearsal for Easter, 10:00 a.m.-12 noon, Sanctuary Evening Prayer, 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. The Great Vigil of Easter (child care) Lighting of the Paschal Candle, Holy Eucharist Festive Reception following, MR Easter Day! 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. Festival Choral Eucharist Office closed Senior Ministry, 4:30 p.m., CR Vestry Meeting, 5:00-7:00 p.m., CR Staff Meeting, 9:30-11:30 a.m., DL ARCHES Workshop, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. SW Adult Christian Education Commission, 11:30 a.m., CR J2A Youth Group, 10:00 a.m., Corner Room Deadline for May For the Love of Mike Worship Commission, 11:30 a.m., CR Bishop Bruce’s Walkabout 5:00-9:00 p.m. The Bible Challenge, 7:30 a.m., DL J2A Youth Group, 10:00 a.m., Corner Room Friends of Music Executive Committee, 11:30 a.m., CR Christian Ed. BBQ Luncheon/Program for Parents & Children, 11:30 a.m., MR Women’s Fellowship, 7:00 p.m., Bianchi’s Home Spyglass Hill Homeowners Board, 6:00-9:00 p.m., CR
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DL - Davis Library NW - North Wing GR - Blue Room, AAC
SW - South Wing YR - Yellow Room, AAC RR - Red Room, AAC
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AUTHORS FRED BORSCH, JOHN TAYLOR DRAW FROM ACADEMIC, POLITICAL EXPERIENCE By Episcopal News Staff The Rt. Rev’d Frederick Borsch, retired fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Los Angeles, and The Rev’d Canon John Taylor, vicar of St. John Chrysostom Church in Rancho Santa Margarita, both released novels in 2014 that draw from their experiences in, respectively, academic life and politics. “My Life For Yours” by Frederick H. Borsch Harold Barnes, recently retired head and master teacher of Westview Academy, dies of a heart attack in a southern California gym. Or does he? Such is the premise of “My Life for Yours “by Frederick Borsch, who was a college professor before his 1988 consecration as Bishop of Los Angeles, and returned to academic life after his retirement in 2002. In “My Life For Yours”, which is written in the form of a daily journal, Harold discovers that he is sharing the body of a much younger man. As the jacket blurb says, “What now will happen to his relationships with family and friends? And what of the young man whose identity and family and friends he must now discover? ... Whose mysterious and at times comical, at times harrowing, story is this?” The Rev’d John Taylor, in a review of Borsch’s book posted on Amazon.com, writes, “Fred Borsch invests his character with a pastor’s gifts for empathy and attentive listening.” Another Amazon reviewer says “My Life For Yours” is “Fantastic. One of the best novels I have read in a long time.” Jackson Place by John Taylor On June 17, 1972, a break-in at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., changed history forever with an attempted cover-up that would ignite one of the biggest political scandals of all time. Now, facing the certainty of impeachment, Richard Nixon is poised to become the first president to resign. But what if someone could
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convince him to change his mind? Author John Taylor was President Nixon’s real-life chief of staff after Nixon’s resignation from the presidency, serving as an executor of his will and first executive director of the Nixon Library. Taylor has parlayed his knowledge of the late president into this fictional what-if tale of a 26-yearold White House lawyer who convinces Nixon to tell Congress that he is temporarily incapacitated. By law, Gerald Ford steps in to take his place. The fictional Nixon’s new home is Jackson Place, a townhouse across the street from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Seemingly in internal exile, Nixon “secretly grasps for influence over events while plotting his final comeback,” says the novel synopsis. Kirkus Reviews, which named Jackson Place one of the best books of 2014, wrote that it was “an historical novel that cleverly postulates an alternate reality ... The prose is razor-sharp and historically astute, and the dialogue is crisp and witty ... Artfully rendered [and] suspenseful.” “My Life For Yours” and “Jackson Place” are available at the Cathedral Bookstore, bookstore@ladiocese.org, 213.482.2040 or as e-books through amazon.com.
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Bishop Bruno Selects New Book on Pilgrimage for 2015 ‘Diocese Reads’ By Episcopal News Staff Citing the importance of pilgrimage in the life of Christians and all people of faith, Bishop J. Jon Bruno has announced that Pilgrimage — The Sacred Art: Journey to the Center of the Heart by the Rev. Sheryl KujawaHolbrook (Skylight Paths, 2013) will be the 2015 selection for the “Diocese Reads” program. “Pilgrimage is a central metaphor for us as people of faith,” Bruno wrote when announcing the selection. “Most often, pilgrimage involves a journey toward a sacred place — a path on which we encounter and discover the presence of the Holy, many times in new and surprising ways. As we travel, our contemplative life of prayer and meditation deepens, and we also have the joy of meeting fellow pilgrims who are kindred spirits, even within different faith traditions.” Kujawa-Holbrook is a priest of the Diocese of Los Angeles, professor at Bloy House (Episcopal Theological School at Claremont) and vice president for academic affairs and professor of practical theology and religious education at the Claremont School of Theology. “The text is rich in every respect, including interfaith contexts and varied forms of spiritual practice, both for individuals and groups,” Bruno wrote. “So helpful are these insights that I invite us to engage this book in the 2015 “Diocese Reads” program, taking time to read and reflect upon the text both personally and in group study settings.” Bruno cited the need for increased understanding among faith groups, especially those in the Abrahamic tradition. He quoted the publisher’s description of Pilgrimage — The Sacred Art: “It examines how the world’s religious pilgrimages evolved as central spiritual practices and the relationship between pilgrimage and transformation.” Copies of the book are available at the Cathedral Bookstore, 213.482.2040, or bookstore@ladiocese.org. It also is available in e-book format through amazon.com. A REMINDER: Please wear your name badge on Sundays!
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POET’S CORNER
“Easter” is Herbert’s personal reworking of Psalm 57 and is an act of emotional confession.
Easter
by The Rev’d George Herbert (1593-1663) Rise heart; thy Lord is risen. Sing his praise Without delayes, Who takes thee by the hand, that thou likewise With him mayst rise: That, as his death calcined thee to dust, His life may make thee gold, and much more, just. Awake, my lute, and struggle for thy part With all thy art. The crosse taught all wood to resound his name, Who bore the same. His stretched sinews taught all strings, what key Is best to celebrate this most high day. Consort both heart and lute, and twist a song Pleasant and long: Or, since all music is but three parts vied And multiplied; O let thy blessed Spirit bear a part, And make up our defects with his sweet art.
I got me flowers to straw thy way; I got me boughs off many a tree: But thou wast up by break of day, And brought’st thy sweets along with thee. The Sunne arising in the East, Though he give light, & th’East perfume; If they should offer to contest With thy arising, they presume. Can there be any day but this, Though many sunnes to shine endeavour? We count three hundred, but we misse: There is but one, and that one ever.
“Easter is from “The Temple,”(1663) a collection of over one hundred and fifty devotional lyrics by The Rev’d George Herbert, a Welch-born English poet, orator and Anglican priest. Lyric poems are written as if spoken (or sung) by one voice. Readers are often encouraged to feel as if the poem is addressed directly to them, or in other cases, that they are overhearing the poet’s private meditations. This gives an impression of great intimacy. It also produces a sense of authenticity. Because of this, lyrics have always been popular forms for love poetry. For the very same reason they have also been a natural choice for writing about religious belief.
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