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OCTOBER 4. 2009 • THE LIVING CHURCH 3 DEDICATEDTOSTAINED SUNDAY 'S READINGS GLASSEXCELLENCE FOR MORETiiAN A God,Man, and Woman &. THEPAYNE STIJDIOHAVE ''It is not good that the man slwuld be alone" BEENCREATING i:;,;~.~i1r'IC.: (Gen. 2:18) &. CONSERVING 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22B), Oct. 4, 2009 STAINEDGLASS BCP: Gen. 2:18-24; Psalm 8 or 128; Heb. 2:(1-8)9-18; Mark 10:2-9 WINDOWS RCL: Job 1:1; 2:1-10 and Psalm 26; or Gen. 2:18-24 and Psalm 8; Heb. 1 :1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 WORLDWIDE. Surely the prototype of the deepest What is this thing that is the object of FORMORE INFORMATION & LITERATURE poss ible human re lations hip is the so much longing, the crucible of so PLEASEVIRITE , FAX,PHONE OR E-MML 'JV: vowed lifelong union of a man and a much suffe ring, and the home of so woman. In uncompromising terms, much joy? According to the lesson RohlfsStudio Inc. Jesus affirmed this hard teac hing: from Genesis, the union of male and 783 South. 3nl. Ave. "What God has j oined together, let no female is the earliest insti tution of MountVernon, NY 10550 FAX-914-699-7091 one separate." God for his beloved peop le. Thr ough 800-969-4106 According to Mark's gospel, after this union they could lmow and enjoy ,.os o,,.. hearing this teaching from Jesus, the the love God had for them and the £',..•~ BE SURETO discip les asked private ly for more deepest possible experience of : :. VISITOUR WEBSITE informatio n. Jesus asserte d that any­ human conn ectio n. ; ~ : www.Rohlfstudio.comone who divo rces and remarries The man whom God had made "not e-mail: [email protected] commits adultery. The paralle l ver­ to be alone" could not find satisfying ::.~=~.. sion in Matthew has this teaching communio n with the anim als, but Traditional• Contemporary• Restorations given publicly , followe d by the disci­ rather in one who was "bone of his ples' exclaiming, "If such is the case bone and flesh of his flesh" - some­ of a man with his wife, it is better not one like him and likewise made in the to marry" (Matt. 19:10). image of God, but also one who was Jesus lmows how difficult marriage mysterious ly and etern ally different . is. He said that permiss ion to divorce This relationship was given in the Trinity College, Toronto was only given by Moses because of time before sin. After sin, the gift c....ia 's oldesl Angl_,.., rbcologicM colkg, peop le's "hardness of heart. " Further, re mained, though under grea tl y he taught to the disciples, per haps a altered circumstances . Vows are now bit more gently (again without com­ needed for peop le whose desires are Liberal andCatholic in characler offering ••ccllcoce in prepa,alion for mini,uy for all. promise ), "Not everyone can receive wayward, wills disoriente d, and wis­ lbat !he Chun:h's clergy maybe this saying, but only those to whom it dom limite d. Marita l joy now is godly, learned and able is given" (Matt. 19:11). matured thr ough trials. Hop es must Undctslanding litwgical worshipin One may well ask: What is this rela­ be tempered by sober, fallen reality. historical and contemporary forms. engaged in the cum,ot issues of Chun:b and Society tionship that so many peop le want, in Jesus spoke with unco mpro misin g which so many peop le fail, and which authority because in a fallen world Founding member of the Association of TheologicalSchools and theToronto School of Theology, federated wilb just about everyo ne aclmowledges is these are the condit ions nece ssary the University of Toronto very hard, even when successfu l? for true, deep , godly love. Access to all !he rcsooroes of TST and 1herichest theological curriculum avaibble anywhere LookIt Up Moderate tUilionrces, Compare and contr ast Mark 10:2-16 and Matt. 19:1-15. financial ajd available for full-time and pait•lime study

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D.C.Rector Elected in Georgia GEORGIA

Episcopalians in the Diocese of profile prepared in late 2008. uWith Ballot 1 2 Georgia decided quickly on Sept. 12 rare exception, we continue in this C = Clergy; L = Laity C L C L when electi ng the diocese's tenth diocese to abide with and learn from Needed to Elect 53 74 bishop. Convening at 9 am., a special one another." diocesan conventio n elected the Rev. When asked in his diocesan profile Benhase 42 62 58 76 Gahan 19 42 17 41 about divisive issues facing Scott A. Benhase within 90 Logue 25 25 25 24 minutes. the Anglican Communion, Taylor 3 2 1 0 Fr. Benhase, rector of St. Fr. Benhase suggested that Willoughby 10 6 1 3 Alban 's Church, Washington, some Episcopalians may be Zimmerman 5 9 1 2 D.C., since 2006, was elected facing what he cons iders a on the second ballot. He also false dichotomy. led voting in both the clergy uwe have the opportunity tianity as being irrelevant. Wouldn't it and lay orders on the first bal­ to be witnesses to a different be compelling to show them a differ­ lot. He is 52 and has been a Fr. Benhase way of being Christian: one ent way of following Jesus?" priest for 25 years. that takes discipleship in Other nominees were the Rev. Like other parishes in the Diocese Jesus seriously , but also one that is William Patrick Gahan III, Wimberley, of Washington, St. Alban's provides open to the new things the Holy Spirit Texas; the Rev. Frank Sullivan Logue, blessing services for same-sex cou­ is up to in the world," he said. uMy Kingsland , Ga.; the Rev. Charles Dean ples. uWhile a majority oppose, a sig­ hunch is there are a lot of Georgians Taylor, Dalton, Ga.; the Rev. William nificant minority support ordinations , who think they have only two choices: Willoughby III, Savannah, Ga.; and blessings and marriages of gay and adopt the fundamentalist agenda the Rev. Stephen Francis Zimmer­ lesbian members, " said a diocesan hook, line, and sinker or reject Chris- man, Boca Raton , Fla SoutheastFlorida Bishop Authorizes Same-Sex Blessings Only a few months after General toral blessings - but not to preside quences . The bishops at General Con­ Convention approved Resolution C056, over same-sex weddings - within vention did not make provisions for public blessings for same-sex couples about a month. such couples, he said, and he will have begun emerging in dioceses of the Bishop Frade announced his deci­ respect those limits. Episcopal Church. sion to a clergy conference that met on u0ur hope is that this won't distract On Aug. 30, E. Denise Simmons, the Sept. 9 and 10. Bishop Frade told THE us from the mission of the church ," mayor of Cambridge, Mass., exchanged LMNG CHURCHthat he has asked the Bishop Frade said. uWe are in the fish­ marital vows with her partner, Mattie Vecy Rev. Douglas William McCaleb, ing business , not in throwing out." Hayes, at St. Bartholomew Church, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Bishop Frade cast some conservative Cambridge. The Rev. Irene Monroe Miami, to lead a team that will gather votes on sexuality when he was Bishop wrote for the online magazine R,eligion liturgies and write guidelines for bless­ of the Diocese of Honduras from 1984 Dispatches about presiding at the serv­ ings of same-sex couples. The blessings to 2000. ice with the Rev. Leslie K Sterling, the will be provided only to couples who uln Honduras , my major worcy was priest in charge of St. Bartholomew's, have a marriage certificate from any assuring that they would not kill gays," and Jada D. Simmons, a justice of the U.S. state that permits same-sex mar­ the bishop said. He cited a meditation peace and the mayor's eldest daughter. riage, or from countries such as Canada he delivered at the 11th meeting of the ul was elated to be a part of this litur­ or Spain that have authorized same-sex Anglican Consultative Council in Sep­ gical assembly line, helping to make a couples to many, the bishop said. tember 1999. historic event [happen] within the eccle­ ulf gays and lesbians of this world are sial strictures of the church," Ms. Mon­ Civil Unions sinners, then we should be sitting down roe wrote. "Sterling did the invocation, Bishop Frade said he had asked a with them to eat and drink as our Lord declaration of consent to many, and drafting committee of fellow bishops did during his time with those that were blessing of the marriage; Simmons pro­ during General Convention whether called sinners," he said then. ul want to nounced the marriage, and I did the such blessings might also be extended make sure that they are able to see the homily, blessing of rings and vows." to civil unions. In his diocese, for Lord among them- the compassionate Further south, the Rt. Rev. Leo Frade, instance , many elderly heterosexual Christ that keeps appearing in the Bishop of Southeast Florida, has couples are married in all but the legal gospels in the company of sinners." authorized his clergy to provide pas- sense because of dire tax conse- DougULsLe Bl.anc

OCTOBER 4. 2009 • THE LIVING CHURCH 5 SouthCarolina Parish to BeginDiscernment One of the largest congregations in a denomination that I consider to be the Episcopal Church, St. Andrew's apostate," Fr. Wood told THE LMNG Church, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., may by CHURCH. December become one of the largest He said he does not know of any congregations to renounce its Epis­ significant group in St. Andrew's copal ties. that wants to remain affiliated with On Oct. 11, St. Andrew's will begin the Episcopal Church. When he a 40 Days of Discernment program to interviewed to become rector, Fr. discuss whether it should sever ties Wood said, both the search commit­ with the Episcopal Church. The tee and the vestry asked if he was congregation will vote on Dec. 9-16, open to separation from the Episco­ after spending a week in prayer and pal Church. fasting . Fr. Wood's predecessor was the The Rev. Steve Wood, rector of St. Rev. Terrell Glenn, who is now a Andrew's since 2000, wrote to all bishop of the Anglican Church in members of the parish on Sept. 4 to the Americas and rector of AMiA's announce the program. mother church, All Saints' , Pawleys The letter included the signatures Island , S.C. Greg Shore photo of 36 other congregational leaders, "We're going into this with as open St. Andrew's Church has an average Sunday attendance of more than 1,500. including all current staff and nine a mind as we can, " Fr. Wood said. senior wardens whose service dates "There's a little risk in there . You tized members, 2,520 members in back to 1989. never know what God might say." good standing and an average Sun­ "Since 2003 I have felt compro­ On its most recent parochial day attendance of 1,515. Fr. Wood mised by continued association with report, St. Andrew's listed 2,698 bap- says anot her 500 to 700 peop le are active givers who will not join the Committeeto StudyChurch Governance church formal ly because of its affilia­ tion with the Episcopal Church. In a letter to General Convention "During this trienniurn, we must do Fr. Wood was one of three nomi­ deputies and first alternates , the pres­ more with less," she wrote. "We must nees when the diocese elected the Rt. ident of the House of Deputies has create ways to continue essential Rev. Mark J. Lawrence as its 14th announced a new study committee, mission initiatives, even without the bishop in September 2006. Fr. Wood described cuts in her council of Church Center offices that once sus­ said he gave advance notice of the advice, and said she has sent letters to tained this work. And we must begin program to Bishop Lawrence, and potential members of interim groups. to formulate our response to the will keep lines of communication President Bonnie Anderson said Anglican Covenant once the final open. she will soon announce the members draft becomes available. " Fr. Wood said the founding of the of the new House of Deputies Study She said she will decrease the Anglican Churc h in North America Committee on Church Governance number of her advisers from 14 to 8, was a significant factor in the and Polity, which will "examine and and each will turn to a broader net­ church's decision to begin the 40 explain the history, theology , politi­ work of advisers. "I believe this is the Days of Discernment program. cal structure and practical realities of most cost -effective way for me to "We have a home port we can sail the ways in which we believe God remain well-informed and advised, " into now," he said. calls us to govern the church. " Mrs. Anderson wrote. Fr. Wood praised the 40 Days of Discer nment curriculum because FormerBishop of Seychellesto Assistin EastCarolina sections of it reflect the writing style The Diocese of East Carolina has Guyana and the Bahamas and Turks of the Rev. John Yates, rector of The invited the Rt. Rev. Santosh K Marray, and Caicos Islands. He was bishop of Falls Church in Virginia. former Bishop of Seychelles, to begin the Seychelles from 2005 to 2008, and "The material has a very Yatesian assisting the Rt Rev. Clifton Daniel ill helped prepare that diocese to elect a feel to it," he said. "It's gentle , in October. long-term bishop. straightforward and non-accusatory. Bishop Marray, who was born in Bishop Marray was appointed to the The material itself will be very appro­ Guyana in the West Indies, has served Anglican Covenant Design Group by priate for the people of St. Andrew's." as a priest in the dioceses of Florida, the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2007. Dougf,asLe Blanc

6 THE LIVING CHURCH· OCTOBER4. 2009 BackyardBees Help Support SanFrancisco Hunger Mi nistry Deacon's beehives model stewardship of creation A deacon based at St. John the vegetab les and see the wildflowers Evangelist Episcopal Church in San blooming, we need to take care of the Francisco is fighting two scourges - bees. urban hunger and widespread devas­ "I currently have one very active tation of bee colonies - by keeping and productive beehive in my back­ beehives in her backyard. yard," Deacon Cherry said. "I have a The Rev. Jacqueline Cherry said her second beehive that just got its bees. A beekeeping began after receiving a friend caught a six-pound swarm in a simple gesture of holiday cheer- ajar residential section of San Fran cisco and brought it over unan­ nounced while we were having dinner. Beekeeping is like deaconing . You never know what's going to hap­ pen next." Deacon Cherry refers to her backyard guests as Julian Bees because sales of the honey they produce will support the Julian Pantry ,

her congregation's ministry Elizabeth Freeman photo to the hungry in the Mission Deacon Cherry: "creating a network of hives to bene­ District neighborhood of fit Julian Pantry seems very diaconal to me." San Francisco. Left: Beekeeper Philip Gerre demonstrates that, of honey for Christmas from a keeper "As I was researching urban bee­ especially when swarming, bees are gentle creatures. of approximately 100,000 bees. keeping , I read a lot about urban gar­ Jacqueline Cherry photo "It was raw, pure and natural. dening , the Bay Area locavore move­ Frankly, it was the best honey I had ment, sustainable agriculture and how ever tasted - nothing like the the globalization of the food supply they make honey, we sell the honey to processed, pasteurized honey we buy affects the environment, our health , benefit the Julian Pantry so we can at the grocery store," Deacon Cherry our communities and our disconnect continue to give good food to hungry said. "Only after receiving the honey with the food we eat," she said. (Loca­ people." did it occur to me that I could keep vores favor food grown as close to Deacon Cherry said that one of St. bees in my San Francisco backyard , home as possib le.) John's parishioners , Lauren Dieterich, too." "Most of us don't know who pro­ also plans to begin keeping Julian Bees. She had already felt concern about duced our food, how it has been "Lauren will have one hive buzzing this dwindling populations of bees. processed and how many thousands spring, and if all goes well I'd like her to "I have a backyard vegetable garden of miles it has traveled to get to us," have a second one," Deacon Cherry and became interested in honeybees she said. "We need to be fed. Not said. after reading about Colony Collapse knowing where our food comes from, "I think to some this was just another Disorder ," she said. "Entire colonies or how it is grown, is bad for our bod­ harebrained idea," she said. "But creat­ are disappearing at an alarming rate, ies and, I'd argue, bad for our souls. ing a network of hives to benefit Julian not just here in the U.S., but through­ "As I was thinking about bees and Pantry seems very diaconal to me. out Europe as well. Honeybees are gardens and food, I remembered what Keeping honeybees will do so much responsib le for the pollination of we do on Saturday mornings at more than raise funds for our food about one-third of the U.S. crop St. John's: Julian Pantry gives good pantry ministry. By housing bees, we species: almonds , apples , cucumbers, food to hungry people. And it all fit are also providing education and mod­ the list goes on and on. In essence, if together. Honeybees are in trouble, we eling stewardship of creation." we want to continue to eat fruits and need bees to grow food, we keep bees, Douglas LeBl,anc

OCTOBER 4. 2009 · THE LIVING CHURCH 7 CommunionPartner Rectors BishopWarner EndorseBishops' Statement of NebraskaDies The Rt. Rev. James D. Warner, Seventy-four p1iests who are affili­ think we need to tend, carefully and Bishop ofNebraskafrom 1976to 1990, ated with Communion Partners have together, to what the Spiii.tis saying to died Sept. 10. Bishop Warner was 85. pledged, in a statement, to fulfill non­ the churches." A 1950graduate of Seabury-Western episcopal requests made by bishops The Communion Partner Rectors , Theological Seminary, he served con­ who met with the Archbishop of Can­ who lead parishes with a collective gregations in Kansas and WISconsin terbury on Sept. 1 [TLC, Sept. 27]. baptized membership of 60,000, list prior to his consecration as the eighth Two members of the group's advi­ five commitme nts regarding their bishop of Nebraska in November 1976. sory committee said the group is striv­ response to the Anglican Communion Bishop Warner lived an adventurous ing to be an irenic voice as the Covenant. The priests say they will: life before his ordination as an Episco­ Episcopal Church discusses the Angli­ • Continue to study the covenant pal priest, and one of his adventures can Communion's proposed covenant. and to pray and work for its adoption. came full circle through the Anglican Both agreed that the rectors' state­ • Endorse the first three sections of Communion. ment reinforces their mission, "an the Ridley Cambridge Draft of the The Omaha Worl,d-Herald reports important sign of our connectedness Covenant and the Anaheim Statement. that he lied about his age, at 17, to in and vision for the Episcopal Church Once the covenant is complete, they serve in the U.S. Navy during World and the Anglican Communion." will "study, endorse and promote it to War Il. Each time he stopped in the "It's a hand waving across the seas, the General Convention." South Pacific, he would walk the signaling that we want to remain faith­ • Record their endorsement on the beach, play one of many harmonicas ful to the Anglican Communion," said Communion Partners' website. he had packed for his tour of duty, and the Rev. Leigh Spruill, rector of St. leave it with a child. • Seek to form and engage in "com­ George's Church , Nashville. When he attended the Lambeth panion domestic mission relationships "Anglicanism is undergoing what is Conference in 1988, Bishop Warner among dioceses and congregations potentially an exciting evolution in its met a bishop from the South Pacific within the Episcopal Church." polity," said the Rt. Rev. Anthony Bur­ and reminisced about his harmonica­ ton, former bishop of Saskatchewan • Seek to build ministry relation­ playing habit. and rector of Church of the Incarna­ ships with dioceses and congregations "I was one of those children," the tion, Dallas. "It is finding itself led to in other provinces of the Anglican other bishop said. "My family has that become a genuinely global church. I Communion. harmonica in a frame on the wall." Between the war and his ordination as a priest, the Worl,d-Heml,d reported, NewPrimate Elected in Nigeria he was a truck driver, farmer , disc The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Arch- The Church of Nigeria describes the jockey, salesman, sales manager, fac­ bishop of Bendel, has been elected to Province of Bendel as consisting of 12 tory worker, teacher and social succeed the Most Rev. Peter dioceses, 97 archdeaconries worker. Akinola as Primate of the and 437 congregations . He is SUIVivedby his wife, Marcy, of Church of Nigeria. When the primates of the Valley,Neb.; daughters Katherine Capen Archbishop Okoh was one of Anglican Communion gath- of Oshkosh, WIS.,and Cheryl Warner several bishops and archbish- ered in Dar Es Salam, Tanza- Mulder of Graeagle, Calif.;sons Stephen ops who convened the Global nia, in February 2007, of Elroy, WIS., David of Chapel Hill, Anglican Future Conference. Archbishop Okoh accompa- N.C., Mark of Omaha, and James of He is a former lieutenant Archishop Okoh nied Archbishop Akinola. At Green Bay, WIS.;26 grandchildren; and colonel of the Nigerian army and is the time, Archbishop Akinola was 10 great-grandchildren. chairman of the Nigerian Christian Pil- protesting the attendance of the pri­ BRIEFLY... grims Commission. mates meeting by the Archbishop of "Archbishop Okoh is a godly leader York, which represented the first time The Rt Rev. MarcAndrus , Bishop of and CANAis delighted that he will be that two primates were present from California, announced he was sched­ leading the Church of Nigeria," said one province. uled to undergo prostate-cancer surgery the Rt. Rev. Martyn Minns, missionary Archbishop Akinola, 70, will retire Sept 28. The bishop disclosed his con­ bishop of the Convocation of Angli- in March. He had sought to retire ear­ dition in a brief post on his weblog ear­ cans in North America, which Arch- lier, but his fellow bishops asked him lier in the month, noting the cancer was bishop Akinola helped found. to remain in office until 2010. "caught at an early, low-grade stage."

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his is my first column for TTHE LMNG CHURCH, and I must admit that I am tempted to launch right into some upbuilding theo logical discourse or other. Perhaps a reflection on the unity of the Church as a gift of grace, notwithstanding our persistent rebellion. Or an exhortation regarding the ecumenical vocation of (catholic ) Anglicanism , if we only would have the courage and the humility to grasp it. Or, again, something about the particularly Corinthian pattern of Christian dis­ cipleship, beginning with the arc of Paul's first letter to the church at Corinth: that the "word of the cross" is folly or power depending on your perspective (1:18), but that all who would follow the crucified messiah are called to spiritual maturity - to eat, finally, "solid food" (3:2), not least because the "cup of blessing which we bless" and "the bread which we break" are a "participa­ tion" (koirumia) in Christ (10:16). A friend wisely suggested, however, that a fitting way case. Suffice to say: Bless you, David, for your loyal, to begin would be for me to ask you, our readers, to often self-sacrificing , labor in this corner of the vine­ please share with me and the staff of the Living Church yard. You remain in our hearts and in our prayers. Foundation your stories about THE LMNG CHURCH. (And, on a personal note, thank-you you for your First, for you longtime subscribers - say, of 25 years friendship and gracious welcome of me, not least via or more, with extra credit for the semi-centenarians: the open letter published here several weeks ago What would be one or two of your fondest memories [TLC, Aug. 9].) of the magazine? When we have been at our best, More to follow from me in this space, which I have what have we done? And why, rain or shine, have you provisionally named after the opening words of Psalm continued , down the decades , to take and read TLC? 19 (in Latin, of course; cf. our own prayer book). Second, for all of you (whose consciences are prop­ Psalm 19 begins with a meditation on the commu­ erly formed!): What words of constructive advice and nicativity of creation: "The heavens declare the glory encouragement can you offer us, and especially me, of God," even though they lack "words or language." going forward? What, in your estimation, may be the "Their sound has gone out into all lands, and their purpose of THE LMNa CHURCHmagazine? And what, message to the ends of the world" - a comprehensive per h aps latent potential remains not quite uncovered gospel , as it were, aimed at all people, always , every­ or developed in its pages, but within our grasp, God where . Once we have grasped this point, the catholicity helping us? of the LoRD's "law" and "testimony" may seem more While you're thinking about that, I would like to readily apparent: "it revives the soul" and "gives light to aclmowledge the legacy offaithful service to this mag­ the eyes," and in this way is an instrument of our azine, and to the Church of Christ, of my predecessor, "wholeness," that is, our preservation from sin. David Kalvelage, who served as executive editor of "Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of TLC for the last 19 years. He is too modest a man to my heart be acceptable in your sight, 0 LoRD, my long for a public litany of his accomplishments, and it stre ngth and my redeemer" (Psalm 19:14). would not be my place to hazard such a thing in any - Christopher Wells

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CreativityRequired While the Federal Reserve chairman and other economists predicted last month that the recession may be corning to an end, millions of Amer­ icans continue to face great hardship. Unemployment stands at nearly 10 percent, and, according to the Labor Department , it would t.ake the cre­ ation of some 9.5 million new jobs just to get back to the level of two years ago. It is in this uncertain, anxious environment that many Episcopal churches are now beginning to launch their annual stewardship appeal Nowis the time for parishes campaigns. The drastic cuts to churchwide progran1s and budgets - unexpected and shocking to many - that were enacted at General Con­ and missionsto develop vention in July should serve as a wake-up call to congregations, a cata­ lyst to do more than what they've always done. Now is the time for an approachto stewardship parishes and missions to think strategically and creatively, asking hard questions about parish growth, progranlming and funding, and develop­ that relieson a sound ing an approach to stewardship that relies not on a single catchphrase or Bible verse but on a sound theological foundation. theologicalfoundation. Undertaking such a holistic approach to stewardship may be chal­ lenging and unwelcome for most congregations. Even when an annual stewardship brunch or series of panic-stricken letters have been yielding diminished returns for years, their fantiliarity makes them the comfort­ able, easy choice. It takes a bold step in faith to commit to an ongoing, parish-wide assessment of how well the faith community is changing to meet new needs, new demands, a new economy, and new people. In some dioceses, a stewardship missioner stands prepared and eager to help parishes undertake this process, and we encourage parishes to make .use of this valuable local resource. In dioceses that have not been so blessed , we commend organizations like the Episcopal Church Foun­ dation and the Episcopal Network for Stewardship. They offer congre­ gations a wealth of experience, expertise and encouragement in the sometimes difficult but valuable and necessary work that lies ahead. Most Americans have done significant soul-searching in the past year. It is time for the leadership of the faith communities in which they worship to do the same.

Vibrant Faith Last week we concluded a six-week series of guest colunlllS by the Rev. Patrick Gahan, rector of St. Stephen's Church, Wimberley, Texas, and a frequent contributor to THELrv!NG CHUR CH. Fr. Gahan began writ­ ing these personal reflections earlier this year as discussion starters when mentoring two persons who were newly ordained in the Diocese of Texas. The articles presented some of his deepest beliefs about the ministry and the priesthood . They offered much, not only to new clergy, but to all Christians wanting to live more faithfully. We especially com­ mend last week's column which called readers out of a passive faith into a joyful "dance" with God. We are thankful to Fr. Gahan for these contri­ butions , and pray that many may be spurred on to greater love of God and good deeds through his instruction. In this week's issue, we are pleased to include the inaugural column from Christopher Wells as the executive director of The Living Church Foundation .

10 THE LIVING CHURCH· OCTOBER 4. 2009 Now is the time to rethink the relation of councils to scripture.

READER'S VIEWPOINT By Samuel Keyes cedon did not include some of the Eastern churches , just as the "whole Church" that accepted Vatican I did not erhaps it should go without saying that the Angli­ include any of the Eastern churches. So much for the per­ Pcan Communion has a mixed history with the spicuity of the vocabulary. seven ecumenical councils. Like the Orthodox, Anglicans What any conception of "ecumenical" takes for granted , cannot accept Rome's reduction of "ecumenical council " then, is that in order to call something ecumenical one to mean a general synod called by the pope. Yet I suspec t must be part of the Church. It is the Church itself, as the that most Anglicans - including many who call them­ Body of Christ, that reveals its wholeness , not some exter­ selves Anglo-Catholics - remain deeply suspicious of nal secular principle. Accordingl y, we cannot seek to claims to "infallibility" about councils , even when, regard­ judge the councils from some neutral ground . That, in ing the seven, such a notion is held consistently in both Vladimir Lossky's words, "would be to judge Christiani ty East and West. from a non-Christian standpoint in other words , to refuse This suspicion is unfortunate - or so I hope to show in in advance to understand anything whatever about the this brief essay. It is unfortunate first of all because it object of study. For objectivity in no wise consists in tak­ ignores the grammar implicit in calling something an ecu­ ing one's stand outside an object but, on the contrary , in menical council. A council becomes ecumenical not considering one's object in itself and by itself' (The Mys­ because, crudely , everybody was there, but because it was tical Theology of the Eastern Church [Crestwood , NY: St. eventually received as having proper dogmatic authority Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1976], 12). in the whole world. (Paragraph 68 of the Wmdsor Report If Anglicans have, as I see it, a somewhat disjointed admits as much.) The trouble with this simple definition view of the councils , it is because Anglican formularies in is, as is probably apparent , the constitution of the oik­ the 16th century and now try to avoid the subjec tivity oumene, since the "whole Church " that accepted Chal- (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from previous page) councils of the undivided Church, we affirm the teaching implied in the identification of "the Church" with any par­ of the first four councils and the Christological clarifica­ ticular body. Scripture trumps all. There is, on the face of tions of the fifth, sixth and seventh cooocils, in so far as it, nothing objectionable in that claim - it certainly sum­ they are agreeable to the holy scriptures. " And even the marizes the way the ecumenical councils saw their own creeds are affirmed because they can be "proved by most authority. Thus Article XXI states bluntly that "when [gen­ certain warrants of holy scripture." eral councils] be gathered together, (forasrnuch as they Of course, one must insist, this is true,but it is appar­ be an assembly of men, whereof all be not governed ently not true in general, or else everyone would agree with the Spirit and Word of God,) they may err, and with it The issue cannot be put simply, as it is tied to the sometimes have erred, even in things pertaining unto perplexing nest of problems associated with "modernity" God. Wherefore things ordained by them as necessary itself. But it seems that, while, in these texts, Anglicans to salvation have neither strength nor authority, unless reject the ontological stance of Rome - the claim to be it may be declared that they be taken the Catholic Church, or, in post-Vati­ out of holy Scripture." To T .t-lE ' FATHERs i <: can II parlance , to be the locus in Despite what I imply above about the TRUTH"wAs··~&i -t' which the Catholic Church "subsists " "infallibility" of certain councils, I do ,{!"·.--,.~"';-·--.:;.-._ . ' . --~.~:··-- .:;'!•/,::_-":-.tj- they retain an epistemowgical not think that such language is funda­ AN ·:,ACHI EVEM ENT, stance that asserts exactly the same mentally opposed to that of the article. ~·euf ,f~GIFT: ::_,__\. kind of authority. In other words, the The question is what is meant by "gen­ claim of scriptural perspicuity eral council ." This is not the place to (name ly, that scripture makes its own answer that question with decisive his- interpretation plain and can thereby torical authority; but in common usage "general council" mediate human traditions) is, in the face of disagreement may or may not be interchangeable with "ecumenical about scripture, little more than a claim that one's own council," and, of course, there have been many such "gen­ interpretation is the authoritative one. eral councils" in both East and West which are not known This rooodabout , diffident kind of authority is deeply as "ecume nical." I have no problem - and I think that charming, and appealing to those of us who have been most Catholics would agree - saying that a general coun­ formed by a kind of Protestan t work ethic epistemol­ cil may err; it is worth noting that, in the language of Arti­ ogy: You'll know that what you believe is true if you cle XXI, councils "sometimes have erred," not "always. " If work hard enough at it. But such authority is totally for­ we follow the classical definition of an ecumenical coun ­ eign to the work of the ecumenical cooocils of the cil, however, it would be absurd to suggest that such a ancient Church. To the fathers , truth was not an council could have erred, for to say that it is ecumenical in achievement , but a gift - a tradition (literally: handed the first place is to say that the whole Church recognizes down). The scriptures were the heart of this gift, but it as an authoritative interpretation of holy scripture . they could not be abstracted from the giving. (An analagous point, perhaps, in Roman Catholic eccle­ Where does all this leave us as Anglicans? Our prob­ siology: Vatican I taught that the pope may err, but not in a lem, as has been made painfully clear in the current cri­ way that leads the whole Church into error, for this would sis, is that we do not really know who we are. It will not contradict Christ's promise that the gates of hell will not do to defer to scripture as if scripture stands outside prevail. Thus, the Church is "infallible" in the sense that the catholic and ecumenical tradition , for this attitude she will persevere to the end.) easily suggests , however unintentionally , that we read With this in mind, it may be that the Church of England the scriptures alone, and that we alone mediate their simply did not recognize any truly ecumenical council interpretation. (perhaps a convinced Protestant would say as much, Instead , let us follow the vision of Lambeth 1920, at given my definitions ); yet given its insistence on the which the bishops urged "every branch of the Anglican Nicene Creed and its acceptance of the biblical canon, I Communion" to "prepare its members for taking their find that very unlikely. If I say that the First Council of part in the universal fellowship of the reunited Church , by Nicea is "fallible" I mean that it is not ecumenical, which setting before them the loyalty which they owe to the uni­ is not to say primarily that I disagree with its conclusions versal Church, and the charity and understanding which but rather that I do not see myself as being part of the are required of the members of so inclusive a society" same Church , the same oikoumene. (Resolution 15). 0 The difficulty I have with Article XXI is not, then, its lit­ eral content, but its tone. It in1plies in its last sentence that Samuel Keyes is a candidate for Jwly orders in the Dio­ the scriptures stand somehow outside the Church as an cese of Fort Worth and a recent graduate of Duke Divin­ impartial arbiter. It is this implication that has been ity ScJwol. He is currently completing an Anglican repeated in some of the modem Protestant movements certificate at Naslwtah House. within the Anglican Communion. See, for example, this point from the constitution of the newly formed Anglican The Reader's Viewpoint article does not necessarily represent the Church in North Anlerica (ACNA): "Concerning the seven editorial opinion of THE l.JviNG CHURCH or its board of directors.

12 THE LIVING CHURCH · OCTOBER 4. 2009 God. Monks and nuns are tcying to live be difficult to follow. There's work out this beginning in a particular involved, and schedules , and not nec­ way. Their way of living out the gospel essarily getting one's own way. So, like counsels offers both teaching and the rich young man, she goes away intercession, and can serve as a model sorrowful , having great possessions. I found the article by the Rev. for the whole Church. This will make My question is, has she heard from Canon Timothy Dombek delightful sense, tho ugh, only where the full her priest or her bishop or her teach­ and a reminder of our own experi ­ challenge of the gospel is being ers a serious call to discipleship? How ence [TLC, Sept. 13). When my wife preached in the parishes. often has she heard, "If any man will and I returned to church some years I pray that TLC readers will indeed come after me, let him deny himself back, our joy-giving Down Syndrome ponder your conclusion: "The church and take up his cross and follow me"? son, Jeff, went with us. Unfortunate ly and its religious communities need to How often does she hear of the joy of we had a negative experience at the do something to stop their decline." sacrifice, the glocy of the kingdom of local Roman Catholic church , where Vocations come from within the wider God, that he who loses his life for he was not accepted. Jeff is vecy low Church. But where is the support from Christ's sake will gain it? functioning and they could not cope. the wider Chur ch? For example, a Where the full gospel is preached, It was particularly hurtful to me, hav­ woman expresses an interest in a some will tum away, but some will ing been a cradle Roman Catholic . I community, perhaps because she has hear and follow. Our models are the had significant doctrinal prob lems seen a religious in habit or has read a Desert Fathers , St. Benedict , St. Fran­ that would have not kept me away, popular book She visits a community, cis and many others in the commun­ but rejecting my son was too much. thinki ng this life may suit her ion of saints. Those who have ears let In seeking another home, we tried tastes. Then she discovers this is not them hear, and may all Church mem­ the local Episcopal Churc h. I cannot tailored to her comfort zone; as you bers pay attention to what they are adequately explain the difference. put it, the community's rule of life may (Continued on next page) Not only was Jeff accepted , but we got grief when he was not with us. The community made evecy effort to see that he was a part of the congre­ gation. This included helping with his care and making sure that there was food available that met his dietacy needs. My wife and I liked it so much that we stayed. Marilyn is now the church organist , and I am the rector. (The Rev.) Vincent J. Carroll Trinity Church Richlands, Va.

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OCTOBER 4. 2009 · THE LIVING CHURCH 13 Are you reading LETTERS TO THE EDITOR a borrowed copy of THE IMNGCHURCH (Continued from previous page) relatively thriving Roman Catho lic weeks or even months commissioned to preach: an invitation cathedral there instead . High points to a full life through the cross of Jesus were St. Paul's, Pune, where Sunday after it's published? Christ. Mass was well atten ded and unmis­ Mother Miriam, C.S.M. takably Anglican, and Kolkata, where Now's your chance to receive your own St. Mary's Convent copy of the only national, independent St. Paul's Cathedral contin ued to offer weekly magazine serving the Episcopal Greenwich, N. Y. daily Holy Communion as advertised. Church. It is my understanding that the CNI The editorial "Declining Communi­ has not followed through on having You can count on us to deliver the news, all its priests ordained ( or re­ features and commentary to keep you ties" containe d the statement, "The informed and enlightened. church and its communities need to ordained) by bishops in apostolic suc­ do something to stop the decline. " cession. Could a TLC reader enlighten And best of all, Very true, but women who are inter­ me on this? Wallace Spaulding we'll send ested in religious communities come from the pews where they listen to Arlington, Va. THE LMNG CHURCH sermons. And over and over, when­ directly to you ever "vocation" is preached, it is every week. almost always in reference to the priesthood of women and rarely ClearPriorities Order with MCNISA towar d the religious life. Toll-free at 1-800- When my wife and I visited the ----=--' Sister Ei,aine of AU Sainf,S 211-2771 or by sending in the form cathedral in Cologne, Germany, a few below. Foreign rates and sample copies St. Anna's years ago, we saw that the surround­ also available. Phfladelphia, Pa. ing area had been laid waste by World War II allied air strikes. This helped o HALF-YEAR Subscription make the ancient structure stand out - $26.00 (26 issues) MixedExperience majestically, as indeed it must have in Inspired by Fr. Ford's interesting late medieval times. Like earlier visi­ o ONE-YEAR Subscription article on India [TLC, Sept. 6], I would tors, we too felt like awe-struck pil­ - $45.00 (52 issues) like to comment on my experiences grims at the power and presence of regarding the Church of North India God, and like them we were thrilled to o TWO-YEAR Subscription (CNI). I trave led there in 1997 specifi­ have made the journey. - $85.00 (104 issues) cally to see how much British influ­ TLC's Aug. 30 cover may be sym­ ence was left after 50 years of bolic. As with organ pipes that dwarf Name independence. church altars these days, Miami's Trin­ St. Thomas' , Mumbai, was one of ity Cathedral is pictorially overcome two low points, church-wise, of my by "gentrified" hotels, condominiums, Address

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SAN DIEGO, CA NEW ORLEANS, LA WELLSBORO, PA ALL SAINTS' Sixth & Pennsy lvania Ave. CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL (504) 895-6602 ST. PAUL'S (570) 724-4771 Website: www.allsaints churc h.org (619) 298-7729 2919 St. Charles Ave. Website: www .stpaulswellsboro .org Fr. Tony Noble, SSC On the street car line at the corner of 6th St. The Rev. Canon Gregory P. Hinton Sun 8 (Low), 10 (High); Daily Mass: Tues 12; Wed 9:30; Website: www.cccno la.org Sat Eu 7, Sun Eu 8, 10; Wed H Eu 12 Thurs 7 & 6; Fri 9:30; Sat 9 The Very Rev. David duPlantier, dean Sun Mass 7:30 (1928), 10 (Choral H Eu), 6 (Rite IQ.Daily Mass: CHARLESTON , SC FORT MYERS BEACH, FL M-F 12:15, Sat 9:30 CHURCH OF THE HOLY COMMUNION 218 Ashley Ave . (843) 722-2024 ST. RAPHAEL'S 5601 Williams Drive (239) 463~7 Website: www.holycomm .org www .saint-raphae ls.org info@ saint-raphaels.org NEWARK, NJ The Rev. Dow Sanderson , r, the Rev. Dan Clarke, c; the Rev. The Rev. Alice Marcrum, pastor GRACE CHURCH 950 Broad St., at Federal Sq . Patrick Allen, assoc . Sun H Eu 9, Contemporary 11, Sun School 11: Tues Taize 7 Website: www.gracechurchinnewark .org Sun Mass 8 (Low) 10:30 (Solemn High) Thurs Rosary 4 (chapeQ The Rev. J. Carr Holland Ill, r Sun Masses 8 & 10 (Sung); Mon-Fri 12:10 GRACE CHURCH 98 Wentworth Street (843) 723-4575 HONOLULU, HI Webstte: www.gracechurchcharleston .org PASSAIC, NJ · The Rev. Canon J. Michael A. Wright , r; the Rev. Cal­ ST. MARK 'S www.stmarkshonolulu.org (808) 732-2333 ST. JOHN'S Lafayette and Passaic Avenues houn Perkins , v; the Rev. Alasta ir Votaw , assoc; the Rev. 539 Kapahulu Ave. (#13 Bus end of line from Waikiki) Website: www.stjohnschurc hpassaicnj .org (973) 779-0966 Sun Low Mass 7, High Mass 9; MWF 8; Tues 6:15; Thurs 10 Paul Gilbert , assoc; Dr. Scott Bennett, organist & choir­ The Rev. William C. Thiele , r frthiel e@gmail .com master; Jodi Bennett, children's choirs; Julie Walters , chil­ Sun Low Mass 8, Sung Mass 10:30, HD anno. dren's ministries; Mac Brown, youth & young adults CHICAGO, IL Sun H Eu 8 (Said), 9 (Sung), 10:10 (Christian Formation), 11 ASCENSION 1133 North LaSalle Blvd . at Elm RED BANK, NJ (Choral); Wed H Eu & LOH 5:30; Mon-Fri MP 8:45 www .ascensionch icago.org (312) 664-1271 TRINITY CHURCH 65 W. Front St. Sisters of St. Anne (312) 642-3638 Website: www .TrinityRedBank .org MILWAUKEE, WI The Rev. Gary P. Fertig , r; the Rev. Kurt Olson The Rev. Christopher Rodriguez, r ALL SAINTS' CATHEDRAL (414) 271-77 19 The Rev. Geoffrey Ward Sun Masses 8 & 10:15 (Sung), MP and EP Daily 818 E. Juneau Ave. www.ascathedral.org Sun Masses 8 (Low), 9 (Sung), 11 (Sol & Ser), MP 7:30, E&B Sun Masses 8, 10 (Sung). Daily Mass, MP & EP as posted 4 (1S, Oct-May), MP M-F 6:40, Sat 9:40; Masses M-F 7, NEW YORK, NY 6:20 (Wed) , 10 (Sat); EP M-Sat 6, Sun 4; C Sat 5:30-6 , Sun PARISH OF TRINITY CHURCH ANGLICAN 10:30-10:50 The Rev. Canon James H. Cooper, D. Min. , r The Rev. Canon Anne Mallonee, v LAS VEGAS, NV (212) 602-0800 ST. GEORGE'S ANGLICAN (702) 395-4576 RIVERSIDE, IL (CHICAGO WEST SUBURBAN) Watch & hear our services and concerts on the Web 7676 West Gilmore www.stgeorgeanglican .org ST. PAUL'S PARISH 60 Akenside Rd. www .trinitywallstreet .org The Rev. Gordon Hines, r www.stpaulsparish.org (708) 447-1604 Sun Mass 8 (Low), 10:30 (Sung, w/ 1928 BCP) The Rev. Thomas A. Fraser, r; the Rev. Richard R. Daly, TRINITY Broadway at Wall Street Wed EP 5:45, Mass 6 SSC , parochial vicar; the Rev. CanonAl>ertW . Y.Mensah , asst. Sun H Eu 9 & 11:15. Mon-Fri MP 8:15, H Eu 12:05, EP 5:15. Sat Vigil Mass 5, Sun Masses 8:30 (Solemn) & 1O (Sung) Open Sun 7-4; Mon-Fri 7 -6; Sat 8-4 Wkdy Eu Tues 7, Wed 7, Fri 10:30. Sacrament of Reconcilia­ LUTHERAN tion 1st Sat 4-4:30 & by appt., Rosary 4th Tues 8:45, NC ST. PAUL'S Broadway at Fulton The Rev. Canon James H. Cooper, D. Min ., r BORON,CA Sun H Eu 8, 10. Mon-Sat Prayer Service 12:30 RESURRECTION Sr. Citizens Ctr. 20 Mule Team Rd. SPRINGFIELD , IL Open Sun 7-4; Mon-Sat 10-6 Sun Eu 8 CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST. PAUL Website: www .stpaulsp ringfield.com (217) 544-5135 MOJAVE, CA E-Mail: [email protected] HOPE CHURCH Kand Inyo Streets (909) 989 -3317 The Very Rev. Robert E. Brod ie, dean www.livingchurch.org Toe Rev. William R. Hampton, STS Sun 8 & 10:30; Mon-Thurs 12:15 Sun Eu 10

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CHURCH DIRECTORY KEY

Light face type denotes NII, bold face PM; add . address; anno, announced ; A-C, Ant~ ommunion ; appt .. appointm ent: B, Benediction; C, Confes­ sions; Cho, Choral; Ch S. Church School; CP, Contemplativ e/ Ce ntering Prayer; c, curate; d, deacon. d.r.e., director of religious education; E&B. Ever.­ song and Benediction; EP, Evening Prayer; Eu, Eucharist; Ev, Evensong; ex, except; 1S, 1st Sunday; hol. hofiday; HC, Holy Communion; HD, Holy Days; HS, Healing SelYice; HU, Holy Unction; Instr.Instructions; Int, Intercessions; LOH. Laying On of Hands; Lit, Litany; Mat, Matins; MP, Morning Prayer; P, Penance; r, rector; r-em, rector emeritus; Ser,Sermon; Sol, Solemn; SD, Spiritual Direction ; Sta, Stations; V, Vespers; v. vicar; YA, Young Adult; YPF.Young People's Fel­

lowship. A/C, air-cond itioned ; H/A. handica pped accessible.