The Canticle
June 2010
THE CANTICLE
June 2010 St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church 14700 N. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73134 (405) 751‐7874 http://staugustine. episcopaloklahoma .org/
We have a new priest! The Rev. Joseph Alsay joins St. Augustine Episcopal Church on July 1.
From Tulsa to OKC: Father Joseph Alsay Editor’s note: The Bishop sent out an announcement about the calling of Fr. Joseph Alsay: Dear Friends, St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, Oklahoma City has issued a call to the Rev. Joseph Alsay to serve as their next Rector. Joseph Alsay comes to St. Augustine from Trinity, Tulsa where he has served as Assistant Rector since 2005. Fr. Alsay also presently serves
as Chaplain to Canterbury at Tulsa University. Prior to his time in Oklahoma, Fr. Joseph served congregations in Philadelphia and Chicago. Fr. Alsay received his M.Div. from The Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, IL. Fr. Alsay is married to Cecelia and they have 3 children, Corinthia, Zoe and Zipporah. Fr. Alsay will begin his ministry at St. Augustine on July 1. Please join me in congratulating Joseph in his new call. Faithfully, Bishop Ed
Editor’s note: When Father Alsay came to Trinity Episcopal Church, in Tulsa in 2006, this profile was written on him and his plans for Trinity. We are reprinting it here, but hope to update it soon with our own profile. (Connie Cronley at wrote this profile shortly after he arrived at Trinity, Tulsa.) It is traditional for Trinity Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Okla., to have curates, but last summer, Trinity made a bit of church history when the Rev. Joseph Alsay joined the See Fr. Alsay on page 3