Volume 4, Issue 13 Lent 2011 A.D. HE IS NOT HERE;

hE IS RISEN! Matthew 28:6 Editorial This issue of Koinonia is dedicated to the sweet memory of Mrs. Mad- elyn McNeley, a dedicated and beloved member and inspiration to all in our THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH ANGLICAN RITE church, diocese and the province. Koinonia wishes the McNeley family our ANNOUNCES THE EPISCOPAL heartfelt condolences. CONSECRATION OF The Holy Season of Lent invites us to look at the redemptive act of our Savior Jesus Christ through His passion, death and resurrection. The Holy Mass is a reminder of this precious gift that Jesus has bequeathed us, Edmund Jayaraj dying for us while we were yet sinners. This hymn Anima Christi signifies as the Auxiliary of the this wondrous meaning. Missionary Jurisdiction of the Indian Diaspora Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast; , be thou my saving guest; Blood of my Saviour, bathe me in thy tide, Wash me with water flowing from thy side.

Strength and protection may thy passion be; O blessed Jesus, hear and answer me; deep in thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me; so shall I never, never part from thee.

The form of our worship is entailed in the Prayer Book, the bed- rock of Anglican spirituality. We worship, as a body of Christ, in the liturgy and sacraments. The testimonial, in this issue, from a Methodist Pastor, ap- preciates the 1928 BCP. It is a reminder of the greatness of this tool in our private and corporate prayer. Lent also brings close to home, the theme of birth and death, suf- fering and exaltation as part of our Christian living. The article by Canon Patrick Comerford punctuates the Ameri- can born Anglican Poet T.S. Eliot’s poem, The Ash Wednesday. The passing away of Beatrice, member of St. John’s Lander is an occasion to nostalgically reminisce her grandfather, Fr. John Roberts. He left the comfort of his Welsh home to serve the American Indian people in the Indian Reservation (Courtesy of Heulwen Jones of Old Colwyn & Peter Robinson of England) in fulfillment of the Lord’s saying “Unless a grain of wheat false into the ground...’ The good news of the election and upcoming consecration of Canon Jayaraj from the lineage of Bishop Azariah of South India-the first Indian Anglican Bishop, evokes in HCCAR the necessity to have the zeal of Bp. Azariah for the ‘Great Commission’ that he promulgated during his bishopric. Being a salt of the earth and light of the world is very true in Mary Jo Johnson of Holy Family Church Casper whose 50years of dedicated ser- vice as nurse features in this issue, thanks to the Casper Star-Tribune. The News around HCCAR, birth of Natalia Jimenez, the new missions all indicative of the bountiful blessings of this Season. Let our hearts burn aglow with the spirit of God. May our prayer, and almsgiving be done to His glory. May we experience the peace of the Risen Christ and enjoy the peace of the Risen Christ according to His will. Happy Reading...Bp. Leo Michael

COMING: JUNE 2011 TUESDAY, JUNE 7: College of Meeting WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8 & THURSDAY, JUNE 9: Diocesan Synod of Holy Trinity and Great Plains FRIDAY JUNE 10, 20111: The XV Provincial Synod of the In the Koinonia masthead, the circle with the cross in the center symbolizes the pat- Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite aka Anglican Rite Cath- en and the diverse elements which form a whole. The Mosaic represents the great cloud of witnesses and the church tradition. The red in the letters represents the olic Church. Reserve the dates. It’s your duty to participate in with the font comprised of individual pieces of letters that are not the governance of the church as Bishops, Clergy and . joined until the blood unifies them. Koinonia is the official publication of the Angli- can Province of the Holy Catholic Church-Anglican Rite (HCCAR) aka Anglican FOR RESERVATIONS: We suggest that you book your hotels Rite Catholic Church. It is published quarterly at St. James Anglican Church, 8107 online www.priceline.com (you can name your own price) or www.hot- S. Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131. Phone: 816.361.7242 Fax: 816.361.2144. wire.com for the hotel of your choice. www.choicehotels.com (if you are Editors: The Rt. Rev. Leo Michael & Holly Michael, Koinonia header: Phil AAA or Sam’s Club member). Since all of our gatherings and meals will Gilbreath; email: [email protected] or visit us on the web at: be at St. James, we will not need to book at one specific hotel. If you www.holycatholicanglican.org cover picture: The mosaic inside St. Paul’s Cathe- dral, London. Photo by Bishop Leo Michael. need some help with your hotel booking, please call Holly Michael @ St. James, 816-361-7242 or email: [email protected] Koinonia p.2 In Her Sweet Memory

adelyn McNeley was my role model, my teacher, my friend. I gleaned jewels of wisdom from herM that will continue to make me a better person each time I think of her, each time I recall a special memory of the time God allowed me to have with her. I learned that gentleness and kindness will bear more fruit and make you a more gracious person. I learned how to love a little deeper by the way that she loved. She emanated love in a way that made you feel loved when you were around her. It flowed from her so easily and naturally. I’m thankful that I had the chance to be the recipient of that love. When I shared joys with Madelyn, she wholeheartedly shared in that joy. It was evident in her smile, her voice. When I shared sorrows with her, she did more than understand. Her eyes revealed that she truly took my sadness into her heart, sharing it, and thereby lessening mine, as Christ would do. Being the wife of a bishop, she understood the frustrations, the hurts, the joys, the sacrifices and the blessings that come with that role. She understood sacrifice and dedication. She taught me the impor- tance of supporting your husband, of caring for the church, and of keeping up with all the latest technol- ogy. I will never forget her or the lessons she taught me. Holly Michael Mrs. Madelyn McNeley was a great and dedicated member of the Diocese of Holy Trinity and Great Plains and a wonderful inspiration to all. A magnificent example of what all a lady could do to for the church and diocese; Sunday School Teacher, Secretary to Bishop McNeley while being a exemplary and affable spouse of Bishop McNeley. You will be dearly missed Mrs. Madelyn but we hope to meet with you someday in heaven, joining you in singing His praise and glory. Requiem for Mrs. Madelyn McNeley

All Saints Anglican Church, Pittsburg, Kansas (above) and St. Andrew’s Mission in Mayakka City Florida (below).

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“Death is a meeting with old friends and perhaps the smell of the sagebrush after a warm spring rain, a campfire where the stars are a little closer and the drum just starting to awaken the sleeping dancers” ~ Rev. John Roberts, Sheshone Indian Mission, Trout Creek Beatrice Noel Markley Crofts was born in Lander, Wyoming April 14, 1920. She died at Fort Washakie on February 20, 2011. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 25 at 10:00 a.m., Hudson’s Funeral Home, Lander . Beatrice grew up in Fort Washakie. Her father, Charles Markley, was the Postmaster and her mother, Eleanor, was the school teacher. Beatrice’s grandfather was Rev. John Roberts, the Episcopalian missionary who built the Roberts Mission on Trout Creek. Beatrice went to grammar school in Ft. Washakie and high school in Lander, graduating in 1937. She attended Northern Colo- rado State College and the University of Wyoming, graduating with a degree in Elementary Education. Beatrice and her husband, Frederic Crofts, worked on the Crofts Sheep Ranch in the early days of their marriage. They moved to their family home South of Lander when it was time for their first son, Kip, to attend school. Beatrice taught school at the Southside Elementary School for more than 25 years. She and Fred enjoyed their time with children and grandchildren. Their retire- ment was spent traveling with friends and having fun with their family at their cabin on South Pass. Beatrice’s great joy was to have her book of her grandfather’s life, Walk Softly. This is God’s Country, published in 1997. Beatrice was a member of P.E.O. Sisterhood, Eastern Star and St. John’s Anglican Church of Lander Wyoming. Beatrice is survived by: her son, Christopher Crofts, of Cheyenne; her daughter, Mary Young and husband, Mike, of Lander; and her son, Paul (Joe) Crofts and wife, Su- zanne, of Lander. Beatrice is also survived by seven grandchildren: Shane Crofts of Cheyenne, Jeannie Evanchan and husband, Mike, of Chicago, Colby Erickson and wife, Amy, of Lander; Ondi Shepperson and husband, Kasey, of Meeteetse; Jeff Young and wife, Amber of Lander; Joey Mitchell and husband, Chad, of Calgary; Rory Crofts and wife, Brianne, of Rock Springs, and Kristi Jones and husband, Taylor, of Lander. Beatrice is also survived by eleven great-grandchildren. Beatrice Crofts was preceded in death by her husband, Frederic, in 1997. Memori- als may be made directly to the local P.E.O. Scholarship Fund and sent to Mary, P.O. Box 563, Lander. 82520 “Walk Softly, This is God’s Country” is a wonderful day-to-day account of 19th Century living with and among Shoshone Indian tribe in early settlement on the Wind River Reservation -- plus the burial of Sacajawea, of Chief Washakie -- through the eyes and hearts of the Episcopal Rev. Roberts (first Christian minister to the tribe) and his wife and children, warms one’s own heart along with giving a fresh honest insight into feelings that were a part of the ‘Winning of the West.’ Bishop Kenneth Kinner, the pastor and long time friend of Mrs. Beatrice and the Missionary Bishop of the American Indian People writes: Just returned from the fu- neral of Beatrice Crofts of St. John Church, Lander. She died at the age of 90. She was the publisher of “Walk Softly This is God’s Country”, the grand daughter of Fr. John and Laura Roberts. She was with her late husband, Frederic, a founder of the Church of St. John’s Anglican Church in Lander Wyoming - deriving its name and dedication from the first church on the WInd River Reervation, founded in 1883 and dedicated to St. John by her grandfather. Her many descendents are all ranch people in Fremont County, school teachers and great Moms and Dads and one son is US Attorney. May her soul rest in eternal peace. Amen 31st, 1853. Son of Robert Rob- A Welshman erts and Elinor (nee Roberts). (Left:Llewerllyd Farm, Dy- serth. Photo taken in 2005. Amongst the Indians Until 1974 Dyserth was in Flintshire. Then in Clwyd un- in Wyoming til 1996, and since then is in by Heulwen Jones of Old Colwyn & Peter Robinson Denbighshire.) In 2008 whilst on holiday in Kansas and Wyo- No census available for 1861 ming USA, Bryan (my husband) and I and Bryan’s for this area. His birth certificate (below) proves that he cousins, came across an interesting story about a man was born there. from Dyserth . We had been following the Oregon Trail with our American cousins. We started our journey from their home in Newton, Kansas and went due North to Nebraska and joined Interstate 80 travelling west- He was educated at Rhuthun Gram- wards. This route took us along the Platte River Valley mar School and he was still there in Nebraska on the 1871 census, age 18. He then We stopped the first night in Ogallala, Nebras- went to St David’s College, Lam- ka and in the morning we left Interstate 80 and headed peter which was then affiliated to north west on Hwy 26. Oxford University. He graduated At Guernsey, Wyoming the ruts that the wagons with a BA in 1876. In 1878 he was on the Oregon Trail had made in the rocks on their epic ordained to the Deaconate by the Journey from Independence, Missouri to Oregon were Right Reverend George Augustus quite visible. We continued northwest past Fort Lara- Selwyn in Lichfield Cathedral. For mie until we got to Casper, Wyoming where we stayed a short time he was a curate at Daw- the night. In the morning we left Casper and motored ley Magna in Shropshire. westwards to Lander where we stopped for lunch. We From there he went to the Bahamas Islands then went Northwards to go to Dubois where we were 1878(above). At Nassau he was ordained to the priest- to stay. After leaving Lander we entered the Wind River hood by the Right Rev Francis Cramer Roberts and Reservation, where the Shoshone Indians settled on the was made chaplain of St Matthew Cathedral, he also West side and the Arapahoe’s on the eastern side. worked hard amongst the coloured people especially in We stopped at a trading post in Fort Washakie the leper colonies. and cousin Jane picked up a book called “Walk Softly Although this work was hard, this is not what this is God’s Country” - journals and letters of the Rev- he wanted in his career. The people of the islands were erend John Roberts. Jane decided to buy the book as Christians and he sought a much greater challenge. she is interested in History and works part time at the However during this time he met his future wife who Archives in Newton. was organist at the cathedral (more about this later). We had a look around the area which was full Two years later he sailed for New York, where of Indian History. We then travelled on to Dubois and he applied for the mission he always wanted “To minis- up Union Pass to their cabin. At an altitude 8,000 feet, ter to the American Indians”. we had wonderful views. In New York, Roberts asked Bishop John Spald- Later that evening I had a look at Jane’s book. ing of Wyoming and Colorado for “missionary work in The first chapter mentions that a John Roberts was born your most difficult field”. He was told: “we have it - the in 1853 some 2miles east of Rhuddlan at a place called Shoshone and Bannock Indian Agency on the Shoshone “Llewllyd.“ That fired my imagination and I had to write Indian Reservation, Wyoming Territory”. Years later it his story. After further research, here is that story:- became known as the Wind River Indian Reservation. Reverend John Roberts 1853 -1949 Firstly Bishop Spalding sent John Roberts John was born at Llewerllyd Farm, Dyserth, on March to Greeley Colorado and then on to Pueblo to work amongst the coal miners. At Pueblo he was appointed Koinonia p.6 rector of Trinity Church and in 1882 established Trinity ling snow. The temperature at Fort Washakie registered mission in South Pueblo. Whilst there, an outbreak of at 60 degrees below zero, when the exhausted party ar- small pox occurred. For several weeks he had to work rived. at the hospital as they were all quarantined. John Roberts soon settled to a very primitive On February 1st 1883 he left Pueblo by train and way of life. The Indians were very poor and he was travelled via Cheyenne to his new destination Green kept very busy with the two tribes on the Reservation. River Wyoming. On the 2nd February the Stage coach The Shoshones were Mountain Indians and the Arapa- could not leave Green River for the Shoshone and Ban- hoe were Plains Indians and they were not very friend- nock Indian Agency because of a ferocious blizzard. ly towards each other. Fort Washakie was about 20 The agency was 150 miles away. miles from where the Arapahoes lived. The Shoshones But of course the mail had to be delivered. were settled around Fort Washakie.(Bottom left: Fort (below:Freight, mail & passenger sled similar to the Washakie - date unknown. Photo from www.wyoming- one used by Roberts in 1883). Four horses were har- talesandtrails.com/wash.html).

He gradually gained their confidence by his good deeds. He learned both their languages and wrote down their vocabulary which is printed in the back of the book mentioned above. Unlike many other mis- sionaries Roberts was concerned that the Indians re- tained their culture, identity and languages; at the same time preparing them to cope with the modern develop- ing world around them. He also wrote about the many characters he came to know and love during the course of his work. It took several years before Christian burials became the norm. Chief Washakie (Chief of the Shoshone nessed to a big dry goods box on runners. Hay was tribe-right) was quite a character and spread on the floor of the box. changed his religion several times. The driver was almost ready to go when he no- In 1887 he gave John Roberts ticed a young man with his dog. The man told the driver 160 acres of land to build a mission that he wanted to go as soon as possible. His name was school and house about 2 miles from the Fort. The John Roberts. government had already given money for an industrial They had a terrible journey and it took them school near the Fort, but no furniture. The boys were to 8 days instead of 36 hours. It was difficult to find the be taught to make furniture for the school. stage stations because of the high drifts and they were He sent begging letters to all the people he about 15 to 20 miles apart. John kept warm by shovel- knew who he hoped would sponsor his project. He built a large house of bricks, made on site which looked very similar to the farm house where he was born in Dy- serth. The house was large enough to take in borders mainly Shoshone and Arapahoe girls.(below: Shoshone Mission School near Fort Washakie, c1906.from www. wyomingtalesandtrails.com/wash.html). During his first year he Fort. She had 5 other children, Eleanor, Gwen, Marion sent a letter to his fian- and Gladys and 1 son Edward. All the children became cée Laura Alice Brown fluent in both the Indian languages and were taught along- (left) in faraway Bahamas side the native children telling her that under no John Roberts established Churches in Lander, circumstances was she to Milford, Dubois, Thermopolis, Hudson, Riverton, Ethete, follow him out to Wyo- and held services in Atlantic city, Lyons Valley, South ming. The winters were atro- cious and she would not survive the primitive con- ditions out there. She was from a wealthy family in Nassau and had been used to servants and private tutors. She wrote back and said she was coming and would arrive at the end of the year. At the age of 19 she travelled 5,000 miles via Liverpool and New York and as far as Rawlins, Wyoming, the nearest railway stop to the Reservation. Roberts had to guess as to her date of arrival at Rawlins. He left the Fort on December 24th by stage Pass to name but a few. coach and arrived on the 25th in the afternoon. Chief Washakie is also buried in the Military cem- Laura had arrived that morning. It had been 3 etery. He died in 1900 at about the age of 100 years old years since they had seen each other and at first she did and was very helpful in the first few years of John Rob- not recognise him under his large buffalo hide coat. erts mission. It is said that he is the only Indian chief to They were married at 4pm that day and it was have had a military funeral and was held in high esteem the first wedding at the new St Thomas Episcopal by the soldiers at the Fort. The Rev. Roberts officiated at Church. They were strangers in town but the Church his funeral. was full and the congregation wished them well in their The second year he was at the Fort he was asked new life together. They left the next day for the two day to go and see a very old Indian woman whom he was told trip to the Reservation. They rested for day at Lander was Sacajawea, who had been a translator and guide to before finishing their journey. the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1803-6, which found For a few years they lived in a tiny cabin until the route from the east of the USA to the Pacific. they moved to the Mission House where they lived in She was also about 100 years old. On April 9th 2 small rooms. She supported her husband well in all that he did but was very lonely at times as he was often away. She lost her first child a boy who only lived a few hours.. He is buried in the Military cemetery at the

Koinonia p.8 1884 Sacajawea died and her burial was officiated by John Roberts. She is buried in a cemetery about 2 miles from the Fort near where the mission house was to be built. A large headstone was erected many years later and it is visited often by tourists. There is a much controversy about Sacajawea’s burial site, as several States claim her, but they are fair- ly certain that this is her resting place as she knew many things about the Expedition that nobody else would know. John Roberts was given several honours for his pioneering work and his untiring efforts in teaching. In 1932 he was awarded a Doctorate of Laws in Wyo- ming and a Doctorate of Divinty at Evanston, Illinois. In 1933, in honour of both Mr and Mrs Roberts, the flag of Wyoming was presented to the great choir of the National Cathedral in Washington. All his papers and letters had been collected by his daughter Eleanor after his death in 1949. She typed all his papers which was quite a task as he had written everything in old English script. She put them altogeth- er in a rough draft and placed them for safekeeping at the Western History archives at Wyoming University.

In 1997 Dr Sharon Kahin came across the nately it is in a poor state and the bricks are falling away papers and contacted from the gable ends. Mary states that it is because of the Beatrice Crofts, El- inferior bricks. eanor’s daughter and Llewerllyd built in 1783 is in good condition together they were and still lived in. I am sure he would have been pleased awarded a grant to that the farm is now a Pet . publish the book. I tried to contact Rhuthun Grammar School, but Beatrice added her got no response. John Roberts also had a sister Sarah, 2 own reminiscence years younger, and I found her in London working as a about her childhood Professional nurse on the 1881 census. It would be nice on the Reservation to find out if she married and had children. and staying with her Footnote: Beatrice Noel Croft the author of the book grandparents. ‘Walk Softly This is God’s Country’, passed away on February 20, I tried to contact 2011 at Fort Washakie, Wyoming. She was a founding member of our Church of St. John in Lander, Wyoming, which is under the care her but found by now of Bishop Kenneth Kinner, who is the bishop of the Missionary Ju- she is very frail and risdiction of American back on the Reser- Indian People.Bishop vation in a Nursing Kinner had officiated Home. I was able to at her funeral on Feb 25th 2011 A.D. contact her daughter Mary Young who lives in Lander and she gave me permission to write this story and re- produce some of the photographs from the book. John Roberts and Laura are both buried in Lander with some of their children buried around them. (see footnote) saw the Mission house last year but unfortu- ‘The springtime of the Fast has dawned, the flower of repentance has begun to Open’ Canon Patrick Comerford

Canon Patrick Comerford is a priest of the Church of Ireland, a canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, and Director of Spiritual Formation at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute.

Koinonia p.10 seem at odds with the Lenten spirit of repentance and self-control. his year (2011), as with last year, the dates for Lent and But this apparent contradiction is characteristic of the Orthodox T approach to fasting, taking to heart the reading from Saint Easter fall at the same time for both the Western Churches and the Orthodox Church. Matthew (Matthew 6: 14-21) which includes the admonition: This is not a regular occurrence, and the Secretary-Gen- “And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the eral of the Anglican , Canon Kenneth Kearon, sug- hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that gested last year that “members of the Anglican Communion, espe- they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. cially those with close relationships with the Orthodox families of But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that Churches ... may wish to take the opportunity to mark this in some your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in way, perhaps by sending greetings to their Orthodox neighbours ; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you” (verses or some meaningful joint gesture.” 16-18). For Orthodox Christians, however, Lent begins not on In this way, the Orthodox Church celebrates the fact that, Ash Wednesday but two days earlier, on Clean Monday (Καθαρή as the for Wednesday say, “the springtime of the Fast has Δευτέρα). To mark Clean Monday, the first day of Lent, Greek dawned, the flower of repentance has begun to open.” gather for a traditional κούλουμα (koulouma) celebration, with The Old Testament reading for the Sixth Hour on Clean kites, halvas, &c. Καθαρή Δευτέρα or Clean Monday is also Monday (Isaiah 1: 1-20) is reflected in one of the morning readings known as Pure Monday, Ash Monday, or Monday of Lent. In Cy- (Isaiah 1: 10-18) at the start of our Ash Wednesday in the Book of prus, it is also known as Green Monday. Common Prayer (2004) of the Church of Ireland, while the reading The name “Clean Monday” refers to the hope of leav- from Saint Mathew’s Gospel is (Matthew 6: -16, 16-21) is set for ing behind sinful attitudes. The name “Ash Monday” is probably the . derived from Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in Western Ash Wednesday Retreat Churches. However, few Eastern Churches – apart from the Ma- As a community, the staff and students of the Church ronites, a uniate tradition in communion with Rome – practice the of Ireland Theological Institute, are spending Ash Wednesday on Imposition of Ashes at the start of Lent. retreat in Skerries, a small former fishing village on the Fingal Liturgically, Clean Monday – and Lent itself – begins coast of north Co Dublin. Last year we did something similar in with a special service called Forgiveness Vespers, which ends the neighbouring village of Donabate. with the Ceremony of Mutual Forgiveness, when those present The retreat programme have provided many opportuni- bow down before each other and ask for forgiveness. In this way, ties for silences and for walks on the beautiful beaches of that are, they begin Lent with a clean conscience, with forgiveness, and and we finish each Ash Wednesday with a celebration of the Eu- with renewed Christian love. charist in the local Anglican parish churches, both associated with The entire first week of is often referred to as Saint Patrick. “Clean Week,” when it is customary to go to Confession and to Preparing for those retreats, I once again read ‘Ash clean the house thoroughly. Wednesday,’ the first long poem written by TS Eliot after his con- The theme of Clean Monday is set by the Old Testament version to Anglicanism in 1927. The poem was first published in reading appointed for the Sixth Hour on this day (Isaiah 1: 1-20), April 1930 in limited edition of 600 numbered and signed copies. which says in part: Later that month, an ordinary run of 2,000 copies was published Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; in Britain and another 2,000 copies were published in the US in remove the evil of your doings September. from before my eyes; Immediately, many critics were enthusiastic about ‘Ash cease to do evil, Wednesday.’ Edwin Muir, for example, described Ash Wednesday learn to do good; as “one of the most moving poems” Eliot “has written, and perhaps seek justice, the most perfect.” Other critics, however, were less kind, perhaps rescue the oppressed, because they were discomforted by its groundwork of orthodox defend the orphan, Christianity. plead for the widow. This poem, which is sometimes referred to as Eliot’s “conversion poem,” is based on Dante’s Purgatorio. Its style is dif- Come now, let us argue it out, ferent from those poems that predate Eliot’s conversion, so that says the Lord: ‘Ash Wednesday’ and the poems that followed had a more casual, though your sins are like scarlet, melodic, and contemplative method. they shall be like snow; ‘Ash Wednesday’ deals with the struggles that arise when one who though they are red like crimson, once lacked faith in the past begins to strive and move towards they shall become like wool (verses 16-18). God. The poem is richly but ambiguously allusive and wrestles with the aspiration to move from spiritual barrenness to hope for A special kind of azyme bread (λαγάνα, lagana) is baked human salvation. only on this day. Some Orthodox Christians abstain from eating Ash Wednesday, T.S. Eliot: meat, eggs and dairy products throughout Lent, eating fish only on I. major feast days. Because I do not hope to turn again Clean Monday is a public holiday in Greece and Cyprus, Because I do not hope where it is celebrated with customs such as outdoor excursions and Because I do not hope to turn kite flying,. The happy, spring-time atmosphere of Clean Monday Desiring this man’s gift and that man’s scope I no longer strive to strive towards such things (Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?) Prophesy to the wind, to the wind only for only Why should I mourn The wind will listen. And the bones sang chirping The vanished power of the usual reign? With the burden of the grasshopper, saying Because I do not hope to know Lady of silences The infirm glory of the positive hour Calm and distressed Because I do not think Torn and most whole Because I know I shall not know Rose of memory The one veritable transitory power Rose of forgetfulness Because I cannot drink Exhausted and life-giving There, where trees flower, and springs flow, for there is nothing again Worried reposeful The single Rose Because I know that time is always time Is now the Garden And place is always and only place Where all loves end And what is actual is actual only for one time Terminate torment And only for one place Of love unsatisfied I rejoice that things are as they are and The greater torment I renounce the blessèd face Of love satisfied And renounce the voice End of the endless Because I cannot hope to turn again Journey to no end Consequently I rejoice, having to construct something Conclusion of all that Upon which to rejoice Is inconclusible Speech without word and And pray to God to have mercy upon us Word of no speech And pray that I may forget Grace to the Mother These matters that with myself I too much discuss For the Garden Too much explain Where all love ends. Because I do not hope to turn again Under a juniper-tree the bones sang, scattered and shining Let these words answer We are glad to be scattered, we did little good to each other, For what is done, not to be done again Under a tree in the cool of day, with the blessing of sand, May the judgement not be too heavy upon us Forgetting themselves and each other, united In the quiet of the desert. This is the land which ye Because these wings are no longer wings to fly Shall divide by lot. And neither division nor unity But merely vans to beat the air Matters. This is the land. We have our inheritance. The air which is now thoroughly small and dry III Smaller and dryer than the will At the first turning of the second stair Teach us to care and not to care I turned and saw below Teach us to sit still. The same shape twisted on the banister Pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death Under the vapour in the fetid air Pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Struggling with the devil of the stairs who wears II The deceitful face of hope and of despair. Lady, three white leopards sat under a juniper-tree In the cool of the day, having fed to sateity At the second turning of the second stair On my legs my heart my liver and that which had been contained I left them twisting, turning below; In the hollow round of my skull. And God said There were no more faces and the stair was dark, Shall these bones live? shall these Damp, jaggèd, like an old man’s mouth drivelling, beyond repair, Bones live? And that which had been contained Or the toothed gullet of an agèd shark. In the bones (which were already dry) said chirping: Because of the goodness of this Lady At the first turning of the third stair And because of her loveliness, and because Was a slotted window bellied like the fig’s fruit She honours the Virgin in meditation, And beyond the hawthorn blossom and a pasture scene We shine with brightness. And I who am here dissembled The broadbacked figure drest in blue and green Proffer my deeds to oblivion, and my love Enchanted the maytime with an antique flute. To the posterity of the desert and the fruit of the gourd. Blown hair is sweet, brown hair over the mouth blown, It is this which recovers Lilac and brown hair; My guts the strings of my eyes and the indigestible portions Distraction, music of the flute, stops and steps of the mind Which the leopards reject. The Lady is withdrawn over the third stair, In a white gown, to contemplation, in a white gown. Fading, fading; strength beyond hope and despair Let the whiteness of bones atone to forgetfulness. Climbing the third stair. There is no life in them. As I am forgotten And would be forgotten, so I would forget Lord, I am not worthy Thus devoted, concentrated in purpose. And God said Lord, I am not worthy

Koinonia p.12 but speak the word only. who chose thee and oppose thee, IV Those who are torn on the horn between season and season, time and Who walked between the violet and the violet time, between Who walked between Hour and hour, word and word, power and power, those who waitIn The various ranks of varied green darkness? Will the veiled sister pray Going in white and blue, in Mary’s colour, For children at the gate alking of trivial things Who will not go away and cannot pray: In ignorance and knowledge of eternal dolour Pray for those who chose and oppose Who moved among the others as they walked, Who then made strong the fountains and made fresh the springs O my people, what have I done unto thee.

Made cool the dry rock and made firm the sand Will the veiled sister between the slender In blue of larkspur, blue of Mary’s colour, Sovegna vos Yew trees pray for those who offend her And are terrified and cannot surrender Here are the years that walk between, bearing And affirm before the world and deny between the rocks Away the fiddles and the flutes, restoring In the last desert before the last blue rocks One who moves in the time between sleep and waking, wearing The desert in the garden the garden in the desert Of drouth, spitting from the mouth the withered apple-seed. White light folded, sheathing about her, folded. The new years walk, restoring O my people. VI Through a bright cloud of tears, the years, restoring Although I do not hope to turn again With a new verse the ancient rhyme. Redeem Although I do not hope The time. Redeem Although I do not hope to turn The unread vision in the higher dream While jewelled unicorns draw by the gilded hearse. Wavering between the profit and the loss The silent sister veiled in white and blue In this brief transit where the dreams cross Between the yews, behind the garden god, The dreamcrossed twilight between birth and dying Whose flute is breathless, bent her head and signed but spoke no word (Bless me father) though I do not wish to wish these things From the wide window towards the granite shore But the fountain sprang up and the bird sang down The white sails still fly seaward, seaward flying Redeem the time, redeem the dream Unbroken wings The token of the word unheard, unspoken And the lost heart stiffens and rejoices Till the wind shake a thousand whispers from the yew In the lost lilac and the lost sea voices And the weak spirit quickens to rebel And after this our exile For the bent golden-rod and the lost sea smell V Quickens to recover If the lost word is lost, if the spent word is spent The cry of quail and the whirling plover If the unheard, unspoken And the blind eye creates Word is unspoken, unheard; The empty forms between the ivory gates Still is the unspoken word, the Word unheard, And smell renews the salt savour of the sandy earth The Word without a word, the Word within The world and for the world; This is the time of tension between dying and birth And the light shone in darkness and The place of solitude where three dreams cross Against the Word the unstilled world still whirled Between blue rocks About the centre of the silent Word. But when the voices shaken from the yew-tree drift away Let the other yew be shaken and reply. O my people, what have I done unto thee. Blessèd sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain, spirit of the garden, Where shall the word be found, where will the word Suffer us not to mock ourselves with falsehood Resound? Not here, there is not enough silence Teach us to care and not to care Not on the sea or on the islands, not Teach us to sit still On the mainland, in the desert or the rain land, Even among these rocks, For those who walk in darkness Our peace in His will Both in the day time and in the night time And even among these rocks The right time and the right place are not here Sister, mother No place of grace for those who avoid the face And spirit of the river, spirit of the sea, No time to rejoice for those who walk among noise and deny the voice Suffer me not to be separated

Will the veiled sister pray for And let my cry come unto Thee. Those who walk in darkness, Mission of Saint Monica – Port Charlotte, Florida Saint Monica’s is the newest of the three Florida mis- sions. We are currently working on securing a place of worship at the time of printing this newsletter. We will either have use of the local Methodist Church, or we may be able to put a permanent Mission of Saint Andrew- Myakka City , Florida chapel on site at the recovery center. We will celebrate Mass on Saint Andrew’s meets in Saturday evenings until such time as we have more clergy to offer the local Methodist Church a Sunday service. Mr. James Byrom, a former DOR seminarian, on Sundays at Noon and has indicated his desire to pursue studies once again, and we are Holy days. The Church seats excited to have not only a new mission effort, but a seminarian as approx. 100 people. There is well. We will also be doing a healing service and Christian Educa- a full sized parish hall and tion classes on Tuesday nights. kitchen as well as a third We have developed this mission as a result of the chap- building with three class- laincy and ministry we provide to both Mission Unity, which is rooms. Saint Andrew’s cur- a group of seven (7) recovery centers in Port Charlotte, as well rently is developing a chap- as those referred to us by the Chaplain’s office of the Charlotte laincy in hispanic ministry County Jail. Father George Fuchs is one of the Chaplains at the to the local dairy farms and jail, and says there is a tremendous need in the area for ministry. at times we also assist the lo- We are excited to be able to offer our ministry to this area, and look forward to beginning services sometime during Lent 2011. Please pray for the Clergy and people of the Florida mis- sions, that we would grow both in grace and in numbers and be faithful in carrying out the Great Commission. St. Gabriel’s Greeley, Colorado (DHTGP) Hilzee (in the middle in front of the ) and her family after she was baptized by Fr. Lawrence Kern.

cal Methodist Church in various community events. We have two people preparing for Confirmation and another for Holy Baptism in the very near future. We are currently working on establishing a local clergy monthly breakfast meeting as well as being involved in other community events that will let people know we are a part of their community for those seeking authentic traditional Chris- tianity. Mission of Saint Joseph – Sarasota, Florida Saint Joseph’s is a new mission in Sarasota, Florida meeting in a newly constructed Methodist chapel Sundays at 8 am. We hope to be in our new Church by Ash Wednesday, 2011. The Chapel will seat approx. 40 people, and as we speak the is being built and Golden Bells: Fr. Lynn and Patricia Glenn cele- the finishing touches are being put on the Chapel by the hosting brated their 50th anniversary of their marriage and renewed Methodist Church. We are very thankful to the local Pastor for al- their marriage vows during the Holy Eucharist on March lowing us the opportunity to use this space, which includes a sepa- 13 at St. Gabriel’s, Greeley. The Diocese of Holy Trinity and rate for us, a spare room for use as a vesting room, as well Great Plains wishes the Glenns Happy Golden Anniversary of as a coffee nook and fenced playground. We have also been given their wedding and God’s blessings. A reception followed the permission to put up a sign in front of the chapel building. We be- Mass. lieve that this mission will be an effective witness to the Faith, and Lenten study: The parish is busy studying “Facing Life’s Prob- we ask your prayers for growth in grace and in numbers. lems” - Fr. Benedict Groeschel’s audio book. Koinonia p.14 Registered Nurse Mary Jo Johnson, left, explains the readings on the stationary bike to patient Jennifer Johnson during pulmonary rehab at the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyo. on Jan. 20. Mary Jo is the longest-tenured employee at the hospital, which is celebrating its 100th year(Kerry Huller/Star-Tribune) NO PLACE SHE’D RATHER BE by Joshua Wolfson, The Casper Star-Tribune www.trib.com She’s treated thousands of patients, but Mary Jo Johnson can still recall the first. In the summer of 1965, she took a job as a nurse’s aide. It paid $1.10 an hour, and she figured it was a good way to make some money before college. An instructor told her to check the vitals of a patient with congestive heart failure. He was a “nice little fellow,” but Johnson, who was 18 at the time, still felt nervous. When she tried to find his pulse, her hands shook so badly that his arm flopped around. The man encouraged her anyway, telling her she was doing just fine. “He took more care of me that day than I did of him,” Johnson said. “But it was a great beginning.” Nearly five decades later, Johnson is the longest-tenured employee at Wyoming Medical Center. The hospital is celebrating its 100th year, and for nearly half of that time, she’s been caring for its patients. The hospital represents more than a mere workplace for Johnson. She grew up, made friends and suffered tragedies there. It’s where she delivered her children and endured twice-a-day radiation treatments for ovarian cancer. “I’ve spent more time here then I’ve spent in any house that I’ve ever owned,” said Johnson, now 63. “This is more like home than many places that I’ve lived. I grew up here, I changed here and every good thing in my life happened here; every bad thing in my life, I was still here.” Beginnings Johnson never planned on becoming a nurse. She studied business at a college in California, hoping for a career as an accountant. There was only one problem. “I never could type,” she recalled, laughing. “The more I tried, the less I could.” She returned to Casper, her home since she was 5, and went to work again as a nurse’s aide. Her mother worked as a nurse at the medical center-- then known as Memorial Hospital of Natrona County -- and thought Johnson had a knack for the job. Why don’t you give it a try, she suggested. Johnson took the advice. She studied nursing and by 1967, was treating patients in the intensive care unit. It was fast-paced, demanding work, but she loved the action. “When I was young, I certainly knew more than heading to the emergency room. At 2:30 in the afternoon, anybody in the world,” she said. “And I was a hot dog. The she’s undergo a second round. minute I worked in intensive care for one day, I knew that’s It went on for months. The treatment was difficult, where I wanted to be.” but Johnson said her co-workers helped get her through it. The job was different back then. Nurses worked in “It was a crummy time, but I look back and I could teams that handled everything -- medications, treatments and do it again if I had to,” she said. “I’m here 22 years longer caring for the patients’ basic needs. than they said I would be.” “You grew so close to everybody and you relied on Her colleagues also supported her when one of her everybody so much,” Johnson said. “You had half the help two sons became sick with multiple sclerosis as a young on the floors that you do now. We certainly didn’t have the adult. He received treatment and therapy at the hospital, but amount of paperwork that we do now, but boy, we worked died 10 years ago. hard and it was fun.” “I don’t know of any other places that give you the White dresses support that you get from friends who are nurses,” she said. Imagine the classic 1960s nurse. She’s wearing “I think it is because they know more what you’re going a plain-looking, white dress, white shoes and a white cap. through.” When Johnson began her career, this was still the standard That camaraderie is one reason she’s stayed in nurs- uniform. ing so long. The patients are another. But the culture was changing. One day in the early Johnson isn’t sure how many people she’s treated 1970s, Johnson and three colleagues showed up wearing during her career. As an aide, she’d be part of a team that pantsuits instead of dresses. They were the only nurses work- would care for 15 patients a shift. During a day in the emer- ing an evening shift at the intensive care unit, and figured gency room, there could be 10 times that number. they couldn’t all be sent home. Patients still approach her at the store. You held my “And they send the director of nursing up the sec- hand once when I was afraid, one might say. Thanks for be- ond someone saw us,” Johnson said. “She just came in and ing kind to my family, another will tell her. shook her head and walked out the door. After that, every- “That is what makes it all worthwhile,” she said. body started wearing pantsuits.” No plans to quit The job itself was also changing. New machines ar- Johnson now nurses at the hospital’s cardiac reha- rived to perform tasks that were once a nurse’s responsibil- bilitation unit. It’s a part of the medical center that didn’t ity. even exist when she began her career. Johnson can recall the first day she saw a blood pres- Over the years, sections of the hospital itself have sure machine. She was incredulous. How could this machine come and gone. New buildings are erected, an old wing is perform as well as a nurse, she wondered? renovated or replaced altogether. “Then I came into work and they had IV pumps,” Seeing the old buildings go is difficult, Johnson said. she said. “That was just this huge, big argument. A lot of They each represent moments in her life. The spot where she older nurses would use it because it would be as accurate as delivered her son. Her favorite place to work with students. standing there with a clip, timing the drops.” In the next few years, an old elevator that she rode in After 12 years in intensive care, Johnson moved to as a child, when her mother still worked at the hospital, will the emergency room. She enjoyed the immediacy of the job. be demolished. She’s sad to see it go. You could see results. A patient arrived in cardiac arrest, and “It’s like tearing down a piece of you because of the a team of doctors and nurses resuscitated him. memories,” she said. During the oil boom, the emergency room staff She plans to stick around awhile longer, even with would see up to 150 patients every day. They worked like the changes. Her current job, getting patients back on their dogs, and sometimes she could barely walk when her shift feet after heart problems, is the most rewarding place in the ended hospital, she said. But she felt good afterward. Plus, she just loves to work. She’s like to stay on for “I run into many of the people I worked with in the another five years if possible. As long as she stays healthy. 80s and they all say them same thing,” Johnson said. “It was “There isn’t any place else I’d rather be,” she said. like going to a party every day.” Support through tragedies Mary Jo Johnson is a vestry member of Holy Family Church Twenty-three years ago, doctors diagnosed Johnson - Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite of Casper Wyoming. with ovarian cancer. They told her she had a year and half to She had served many years as Junior Warden. We felicitate live. her on her 50 yrs of service at the hospital. “ Let your light Johnson didn’t want to sit at home scared. So she shine before men, that they may see your works and give continued nursing. She’d arrive at 6 a.m. for radiation before glory to your father in heaven”

Koinonia p.16 St. James Anglican Church Kansas City MO Russell and Barb Parsons, Steve White were received as new members into St. James Anglican Church during the Holy Mass this past January. We are grateful to the Lord for their presence. The Parsons were cradle Episcopalians and Steve White, former Southern Baptist.

St. Joseph of Glastonbury Wichita, Kansas. Birth of Natalia Jimenez. Fr. Julio and Mareus Lopez Jime- nez have a new member in their family. Congratulations to the Jimenez. Of course Nicole has her little sister too.

Tracy Mundell was officially received into St. Joseph of Glastonbury Church on January 16, 2011. Welcome to our Parish Family! The Bob Green Scholarship Fund The Bob Green Scholarship Fund Committee approved two pay- ments for this spring semester paying out a total of $250. Our funds were extremely low - less than $500 total in the fund. In an effort to avoid depleting the funds completely, we chose to reduce the amount paid for the semester. With this in mind, please consider making your donations to the fund right away. The committee will be looking to help fund summer camp this year and will need the funds to do so. Two sug- Faithful to the Anglican tradition, Natalia was baptized eight gestions: 1) EVERYONE send just $5 to the fund right away. We days after her birth. Great parents. And as his customary have plenty of people in the diocese to make this small amount work really well to build the fund. 2) April 7 is the feast day of the in the after childbirth, Ven. William Patron Saint of Teachers, Jean Baptiste de La Salle. ALL TEACH- Beaver, the archdeacon and rector of St. Joseph’s received ERS please send $5-10 to the fund during that first week of April. Mareus into the church. We welcome Natalia Jimenez into If everyone helps, we can rebuild the fund for the summer our church family camp and be able to help two or three students again in the fall. Our children are our future, but it’s your future, too TAKE NOT FOR GRANTED 1928 BCP Rev. Larry H. White Jr. Pastor, Myakka City UMC

Today I visited a parishioner at Lake- wood Ranch Hospital that was just di- agnosed with cancer. Before I went, I grabbed my copy of the 1928 BCP and tucked it into my laptop bag. During the visit I talked with the family that was there and the gentleman himself. They were comforted by our conver- sations and the church’s offer to help them in their time of need. What re- ally struck me was that before I left, I asked them to let me pray with them and read a portion of Holy Scripture to them. The “Visitation of the Sick” (pg. 308 in my copy of the 1928 BCP) starts out with a beautiful prayer which we prayed. We continued on to the Psalm (Psalm 3) and when I read “I laid me down and slept” they all got quiet. The follow- ing words were “and rose up again; for the LORD sustained me. Salvation belongeth unto the LORD; and thy blessing is upon thy people.” They all started to weep. It had been a stressful morning and the man had just come back from a difficult and invasive test procedure. The Scriptures had soothed their hearts and let them release their emotional buildup. We all prayed again together and I talked with them a few minutes more before bidding them good bye. I would never have thought to use that Psalm in that situation, I normally talk about John 5: 1-9. Psalm 3 and the BCP was defi- nitely an effective tool of the Holy Spirit this day. Thank you for CONFESSIONS OF A introducing me to it and if your priestly brethren ever doubt its util- ity, please remind them for me of the blessing this family received FRESHMAN PRIEST from it. Be blessed and in the peace of the LORD, by Fr. Lewis Shepherd Church of the Holy Trinity, Sheridan, WY The long period of study and for- KURSK ROOT by Father Mark Rowe mation is over at least for the moment. We have read Francis Hall’s Dogmatic On Saturday, February 19, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of Theology (all ten volumes) and enough God visited the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Andrew in St. Pe- other books to fill a small library. The tersburg, Florida. Fr. Mark Rowe, accompanied by his Daughter cake from the reception after the Ordi- Noelle and son Nicholas (on the right) was a guest of the ROCOR nation Mass is gone, and now the day Eastern Diocese at the service of veneration of this miraculous icon. has finally arrived – a newly minted Upon completion of the services, the Priest accompanying the icon priest eager to go to work! Only one across the United States delivered a sermon to the gathered faithful problem – there are certain things that on the travels and miracles of the Kursk Icon, and reminded them no one told us. But reality soon in- about the heavenly and never-ceasing intercessions of the Mother trudes. of God for us sinners, and presented the rector with a copy of the Early on, I encountered a woman and her young daughter Kursk Root Icon – a blessing from Metropolitan Hilarion, First at the door of the grocery store. I smiled and said, “Good Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad. A bountiful luncheon was Afternoon.” As I passed by, I heard the daughter nervously then offered in the parish hall. whisper: “Mommy, he’s all dressed in black!” What a blow to the self-image. I picture myself as kindly (and harmless), We fly to thy patronage, but instead I frighten young girls, who think I’m Darth Vad- O holy Mother of God; er. despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, That was “strike one,” and “strike two” soon followed. It O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen. came at the funeral of my father-in-law. My dutiful wife was 3rd Century; Oldest Known Marian Prayer caught removing dog hair from my suit jacket. One of Ja- net’s more distant relatives admonished her, saying: “Aren’t Koinonia p.18 you a bit familiar with the clergy?” So, now, I’m part of the placed in the front entry. They are being used for storing untouchable caste. altar linens and . Everyone will benefit from the Well, so far there is really no cause for alarm, right? Think extra storage space especially the altar guild. Thank you Mid again. How fortunate, I thought, to have an aisle seat on the Johnson for the idea and lining up the contractor. He did a airplane. Then, a flight attendant hurried down the aisle to- beautiful job at a reasonable price. It’s inspiring to see the ward me before takeoff and said: “Father, will you hear my gifts that God gives to His people confession?” Here? Now? What does she know about this That’s about it for now, but I will probably think of aircraft that I don’t? It’s too late anyway -- the doors have something later. That always seems to happen. My memory closed, and we’re taxiing toward the runway. is pretty good, it’s just not very long. Take care everyone and It has been said that life is a constant learning experience. God Bless you and yours. How true. And I have learned much from those around me – *** friends, fellow clergy, parishioners, and even strangers. Be Essential Oils by Richard Caldwell open to them and willing to listen. One of the most important Any of the oils that he things that I have learned: Be kind. Everyone out there is produces is an example fighting some sort of battle. of what God said, ac- Life is an adventure. Enjoy! cording to Genesis, Written in gratitude for my mentors, Bp. Kenneth Kinner concerning the plants, and the Ven. Fr. Stuart Crawshaw. seeds, and fruits of the *** earth. God’s energy CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY and healing power can Fr. Jimmie Dean be found in pure nature Our Men’s Club (Club 50) is without adding human still meeting regularlery once a made chemicals. month and discussing Art Ally’s As we, the Young Liv- Biblical Stewardship course. We ing distributors, are told, Prayer intensifies the power of the Have completed the first four oils while the oils intensify the power of Prayer. WOW!!!! books and will start book five on There are three certain oils that Dr. Young has already dis- the last saturday in March. It’s tilled or either is in the process of distilling that are rather taking us a long time due to a lot unusual and command the deepest respec. He was granted, of discussion. That’s okay with through his personal travel and new found relationship of the us because we really enjoy each ruler of the forbidden area of Yemen to harvest the Boswiilic other’s input and conversation. (sp) sacra (Sacred frankincense) in that area as well as the It’s a real eyeopener on what and balsam. Dr. Young worked with the Director of scripture says about our posses- Historical Studies of Yemen to try to establish historical sig- sions and money. We always have breakfast first and we look nificance of this area and the relationship to the Three Gifts forward to that with curiosity wondering what the other guy given to the Christ Child. After years of research by both, they is going to cook. Our (I won’t mention his name) discovered ruins of Frankincense and myrrh distilleries that gets some teasing about keeping the McDonalds stock up. were found on the caravan trails and dated back to the time Seems as though he forgot one Saturday that it was his turn of the birth of Christ. In other words, he has historical evi- to cook and had to make an emergency stop and pick up egg dence these trees in Yemen and the distilleries in Oman were mcmuffins. They tasted real good but we don’t let him forget where the Three Wise Men may have picked up the Gifts. that he forgot. He just began producing and selling Therapeutic essential In Dec. we took a day off from our studies and tore out the oil Scared Frankincense. He began distilling myrrh (the first kitchen carpet and hauled it to the dump. John and Braden time in at least 2,000 years this type of myrrh from that area Becker took care of that. We had our breakfast at a popular will be shipped to the rest of the world). He is building the fiftees diner. Before we had new carpet installed, the kitch- distilleries for the balsam that is found in that area. The pow- en cabinets were painted an off-white with a lot of expert ers of these oils are more significant in chemical make-up help from Tom Goering. A little stub wall was removed by than what can be found in other parts of the Mideast or in the Bishop Kinner and Paul Kinner and new sink and faucet and world. Symbolic and chemical reference would make these sink installed. The sink wall was painted terra-cotta by Judy three oils as the Gifts and possess power of healing, which Brummett and Dan Galles. all anointing oils should have but in smaller degrees. Again The whole effect was great. It’s brighter and really opened any essential therapeutic oils Dr. Young produces is anoint- things up.It’s surprising how much difference a couple of ing oil that heals.Product information www.youngliving. changes can make. com We also had some BEAUTIFUL cabinets made that were Bishop Elect Edumund Jayaraj in Nayapakkam, Tamil Nadu, South India

During his recent visit (February 2011) to India, Canon Jayaraj dedicated a Christian Community Care Center named after the parents of Dr Hansa Jayakumar, the late Alexander and Mabel James Community Care Center in a remote village, Nayyappakkam, on the outskirts of the tech-city of Chennai. With a group of Christian professionals - Anglicans, Methodists and Evangelicals - Dr Hansa Jayakumar and her sister Dr Shanthi David of Maryland formed an Association for Community Development,Transformation and Sustainability (ACTS) four years ago. The foundation stone was laid by Wilfred Davidar I.A.S., Health Secretary, Tamil Nadu Government and a nephew of Canon Jayaraj four years ago. Initially the center provided primary health care for the village people. Seeing their good works, the Vil- lage Panchayat (Elders Council) donated two grounds of land for the building of the shed to give vocational skills - computer training, carpentry, tailoring and tutoring the children. The center also provides mid-day meals for the elderly who will otherwise go hungry. On March 3, 2011 the group invited Canon Jayaraj to dedicate this center for the glory of God. In his address, Father stressed God’s love that motivated the family of Alexander and Mabel James, five daughters four of whom are medical doctors from the famous Christian Medical College, Vellore to show Christ’s love to their neighbors. He then prayed and dedicated the building for the glory of God and His holy Church and for the village of Nayyappakkam. A group of children sang a song depicting the theme of David defeating Goliath. Nayyappakam is a village isolated with no transportation and basic facilities. A committed Pastor and his dedicated wife with two children live in an one room building and provide emotional support to the people. May God bless the work of ACTS for the exten- sion of His Kingdom. ACTS hope to expand eventually into sixteen other surrounding villagers. Introducing Bishop Elect Edmund Jayaraj dustrial and Labor Relations) from Cornell, an M.S. in Research, Statistics and Measurement from Central Connecticut State Uni- versity studying under the famous Professor, Dr Shawky Karas Ed.D. (Columbia) and a Deacon in the Coptic Orthodox Church. Father’s entire family - Hamsa, Stephen and Augustus - studied under this Professor taking one to several courses in Statistics .He also has an Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Lead- ership from the same university and an earned doctorate, Sacrum Theologicae Doctores (STD) from St Elias School of Orthodox Theology. Father Jayaraj is married to Hamsa Patricia, an Angli- can and the daughter of Mrs and Mr Manuel D. Azariah M,Sc., Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, an Agricultural Scientist and Director of Central Potato Research Center and the niece of Dr. M.D. Paul Ed.D.(Columbia) Director of Public Instruction (DPI) and a well known Christian in Tamil Nadu who did not hesitate to preach Christ and the need to accept Him as Lord and Master to anyone who came to his office or home. Hamsa is a Medical Doctor who served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. She also won 17 awards at Madras Medical College including several gold med- als. She recently retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves and the Veterans’ Hospital, CT but takes on short term assignments. The couple have two sons, Steve (Kent School where he obtained the Dean Rose Theology Prize and Emory University, Atlanta, GA) and Augustus, a medical student finishing off his fi- nal term of internship in West Virginia. Augie studied at Chase Collegiate School, Fairfield University, and Cornell University where he obtained a Masters in Statistics. Father Jayaraj has ex- tensive business and administrative experience both in the private Father Edmund Augustus Sunderarajan Jayaraj is no stranger to and public sector. He recently retired as the Waterbury’ Personnel Anglicanism. He was born to Anglican parents, Jane and Jeyaraj Director. He served on the Vestry and Finance Board of St John’s David in Rangoon, Burma on May 6, 1940 and baptized at St Ga- Episcopal Church, Waterbury. He was also the Chairman of the briel’s SPG Tamil Church by the late Rev Gell Rajiah. During the Parish Development Committee and served on a taskforce to study War the family moved to Madras, India. Father was educated at St and recommend investment strategies for the parish as well as to Paul’ High School and was confirmed by the Right Reverend Da- write a job description for the Rector. vid Chellappa, M.A. (Durham), Dip in Edu.(Lond), L.Th (St Au- gustine, Canterbury) D.D. (Hope College, USA), his former Head- master, using the 1662 version of the BCP. Father sang in the choir of St Paul’s SPG Tamil Church and served at the Altar Guild. He had passed the pianoforte Intermediate examination of the Trinity College of Music, London and the Music Theory (Grade V) of the Royal School of Music, London. His mother and her sister played the piano and uncles the guitar and from them he developed a mu- sical sense at a very early age. At St Paul’s School Father obtained the prestigious Gwartkin Theology Prize which remitted tuition for a year. Father’s only brother, Major Jeyaraj T. S. Dalton B.Sc. (Tech) M.I.E. had won this award the previous year. After high school, Father went to the prestigious Jesuit School, Loyola College, Madras and graduated in Political Sci- ence and Public Administration securing the first place in Madras University examination and the Steenkiste Politics Medal awarded by Loyola College. He was instructed in New Testament by the late Fr L.D. Murphy S.J., O.B.E. and received the prize for writing the best essay at the examination. Father Jayaraj holds several degrees: an M.S.W. from the Delhi School of Social Work, an LL.B. from Meerut University and membership in the Delhi and later, Tamil Nadu Bar, an M.S. (In- From the Tradition of Bishop Azariah:

Father will not be the first bishop in his clan. The first indigenous bishop in India during the British occupation, Vedan- ayagam Samuel Azariah of Dornakal (above) described as the ‘great preacher, teacher and evangelist’ is his grand uncle. The bishop went to Dornakal in the neighboring State of Andhra, then infested with snakes and wild animals alone after studying a new language, Telugu as a missionary. Dornakal was under a Muslim Father Jayaraj was ordained a deacon and priest in the continuing An- Ruler, the Nizam, then the richest man in the world. The bishop glican Church of India by Primus, the Most Rev Jai Singh Thakore in was later joined by his cousin the late Rev Samuel Packianathan 1989. Both Fr David T.P. Bradley and Fr Peter Tompkins introduced also a grand uncle to Father Jayaraj. When the bishop died, Dor- him to the ACC and urged he come into the Missionary Diocese of nakal was a Diocese with 200,000 Anglicans. Father remembers New England. his Dad telling him that Bishop Azariah loved to preach on Psalm Bishop Bruce Chamberlain initially licensed Father Jayaraj 136. “Let us bless the Lord who remembered us in our low es- to officiate at Ascension Anglican Church, Griswold, CT and later tate. His mercy endures for ever.” He also remembers an anecdote incardinated him into the Chamber succession. Upon Hamsa’s active where the bishop was a guest in one of his uncles’ home. When duty to Bosnia Bishop Kleppinger received the family into the Mili- the host went downtairs in the middle of the night to drink water, tary Ordinariate. Father served St David’s Anglican Church, Galwasy, he found the bishop on his knees fervently praying to God. The NY and since 1995 the Church of the Holy Comforter, Poughkeepsie, bishop never confirmed anyone nor did he pronounce the blessing NY. after a retreat until the confirmands and retreatants knit their hands Father’s Anglican roots are deep. His great grandfather as together, placed them on their heads and loudly proclaimed,”Owe well as Father Joseph David of Seattle, the late Joseph David was the unto me if I preach not the gospel.” Father also remember having Rector of St Paul Anglican Church, Meignanapuram (above) which heard from several preacher that the bishop wrote a book on Chris- is the largest Anglican Church in India. In one of his trips to India he tian Giving where he laid the thesis that Christian Giving begins was invited to preach at this church and his sermon was broadcast to when it hurts. Bishop Azariah did not believe in taking handouts the entire village. He was also invited to preach at St Thomas SPG from foreign bishops even for church growth. So he founded the Tamil Cathedral at Secunderabad,(left) a continuing and indepen- indigenous Indian Missionary Society (IMS) and the National dent Anglican Church under the Most Rev Duraisingh James. About Missionary Society (NMS). Both have done wonderful mission- 500 persons came to hear Fr ary work and continue to do so. They are supported by the Indian Jayaraj who spoke in Tamil diaspora throughout the world. while simultaneously trans- “Missionaries except for a few of the very best, seem to lating his sermon in English. me to fail very largely in getting rid of an air of patronage and con- (on the left)The window on descension, and in establishing a genuinely brotherly and happy gospel side is dedicated to relation as between equals with their Indian flocks… You have the Great-Grandfather of given your goods to feed the poor. You have given your bodies to Father Jayaraj (& Father be burned. We also ask for love. GIVE US FRIENDS.” -Bishop David of Seattle, WA), the V.S Azariah to delegates at the 1910 Edinburgh Conference, cited Rev. Joseph David, Rector of in Jonathan Bonk, Mission and Money. The first Indian bishop of this Parish for 45 years at St. the Anglican Church in India. Paul’s Church (above) WHAT IF YOU CAN’T AFFORD A , OR NEED A BACK-UP ?

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