Saint Clement’s Episcopal Church March 2012 Newsletter

Rector’s Letter provide content for the web site. I refused however to grant unmonitored access to the website so that every member of the Vestry could write their quarrelsome and conflicting My dear People, ideas on it.

There has been some controversy recently in our parish about On this subject, I must thank Marc Coleman, who has having an assistant priest. After a year and a half of looking for freely given hundreds of hours to create and administer a suitable , encouraged by my churchwardens and vestry, I the beautiful web site, which is enjoyed by thousands of found The Rev’d Ethan Jewett, who has now arrived and who will people throughout the world. I was scandalized at the last be, I am sure, a great asset to the ministry of St. Clement’s. Vestry meeting that, after the hundreds of hours Marc put into the website, he should be called a “thief” and a liar However, a majority of the members of the Vestry disagreed with and formally threatened with a lawsuit (which is already my choice of curate. Though they had always encouraged me to costing thousands of dollars more to both Marc and the employ a new curate, they began to say that St. Clement’s could church). This kind of childish and vindictive behavior not afford one. This was sheer dishonesty - we spent more than cannot be allowed to continue, or it will cost St. Clement’s $200,000 last year on two organists and twelve paid singers! We a great sum of money. can afford a curate, but (as one of the Vestry was honest enough to say) “Not this one”. The financial state of St. Clement’s is actually I ask you to vote for the five very good indeed. We have received in the last two years $150,000 from Fr. Charles Wipple’s estate, members of St. Clement’s who and when his New York house is sold, his lawyer informed me that we can expect over $250,000. So have said “Enough is Enough” from that one source, our endowment has grown by $400,000 in two years. This will help our income. Pledging for 2012 has also increased by 14% over 2011, sadly So at the Annual Meeting of the Corporation on March 4, I diminished by four of the Vestry having reduced their pledges to ask you to vote for the five members of St. Clement’s who less than $40 per year. have said “Enough is Enough” and will be seeking election to help me and our Curate get on with the real work of the The ’s Warden, John Lilley, made it clear to me that he would parish, the preaching and teaching of the Catholic Faith, the not support my employing Ethan Jewett, so I told him he could no administering of the Sacraments, the encouraging of every longer be Warden. Honourably, he also resigned from the Vestry. member of our parish to take on some work for the poor Six members of the Vestry who served at the altar resigned as and needy. Anyone who is not interested in all these things servers but remained on the Vestry. They and four other members is not a Catholic Christian. have continued to oppose me in my work as Rector. In pursuit of one of these aims, Fr. Ethan will be conducting This group on the Vestry insisted on hiring a lawyer to advise them a series of classes during Lent. His first one will be on on their rights and on the Canons of the Episcopal Church. To date Sunday, March 4 at 9.30 in the Rectory and will be on this has drained parish funds (at $545 an hour!) by about $30,000. the subject of the Hebrew Prophets. There will also be a When challenged on this, the budget was instantly changed to use discussion group in the Rectory after the 10 o’clock Mass $30,000 for legal fees. The sad thing is that all such legal advice on Saturdays followed by a Lenten soup and cheese lunch. could have been had for nothing from the distinguished lawyer This will begin on Saturday, March 10. who is Chancellor of our Diocese. The election of our five new members will also mean Vestry meetings have been plagued with frivolous motions to try support for the continuation of the total Audit which the to restrict my ability to communicate with the parish by writing on our web site. I believe that even those on the Vestry who Contd. on Page 3 oppose my efforts should have a voice and have invited them to

Page 1 Kalendar March 2012

1 Th St David, Patron of Wales The Church in Wales 2 F St Chad, Bishop & Confessor, Ember Day Seminarians 3 S Feria, Ember Day Parish priests

4 Su LENT 2 (St Casimir, Confessor, St Lucius I, Pope & Martyr) Parish 5 M Feria The Vestry 6 T St Perpetua & St Felicity, Martyrs The Church in Africa 7 W St Thomas Aquinas, Confessor & Doctor Theologians 8 Th St John of God, Confessor The Helping Others Group 9 F St Frances of Rome, Widow The Lonely 10 S The Forty Holy Martyrs Persecuted Christians

11 Su LENT 3 Parish 12 M St Gregory the Great, Pope, Confessor, & Doctor Archbishop of Canterbury 13 T Feria Peace among Nations 14 W Feria Confessors & Penitents 15 Th Monthly Requiem Guild of All Souls 16 F Feria The Homeless 17 S St Patrick, Bishop & Confessor The Church in Ireland

18 Su Lent 4 Parish (St Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, Confessor, & Doctor) 19 M ST JOSEPH, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Families 20 T St Cuthbert, Bishop & Confessor Bishop of Pennsylvania 21 W St Benedict, Abbot Pope Benedict 22 Th St Isidore the Labourer, Confessor Manual workers 23 F Feria Peace in the Holy Land 24 S St Gabriel, Archangel Protection of the Angels

25 Su PASSION SUNDAY Parish 26 M ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LADY Society of Mary 27 T St John Damascene, Confessor & Doctor The Orthodox Churches 28 W St John Capistrano, Confessor An Increase in Devotion 29 Th Feria Choir & Organists 30 F Seven Sorrows of Our Lady True Contrition 31 S Feria Devotion in Holy Week

Stations of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament On the Fridays in Lent, at 6:30 pm

Page 2 Penitence and Prophecy: A Lenten Study of Old Testament Prophets

The Rev. Ethan Alexander Jewett, Curate

Distinguished Biblical scholar, Abraham J. Heschel, has observed that “the prophet is human, yet he employs notes one octave too high for our ears. He experiences moments that defy our understanding. He is neither ‘a singing saint’ nor ‘a moralizing poet,’ but an assaulter of the mind. Often his words begin to burn where conscience ends.” During the Lenten season, we will examine Heschel’s claim in greater detail. In the first week, we will begin with an overview of the role of the prophet in the Old Testament, and then in each of the following weeks, we will examine one of the prophets in depth. No preparation is required to participate in these workshops, although reading the book under consideration each week is highly recommended. Each workshop will be held in the Anchor Room at 9:30 a.m. Class participation is especially encouraged, so please come prepared to share your thoughts.

March 4 (Lent II): Overview of the Old Testament prophets March 11 (Lent III): The Lord roars from Zion: Amos March 18 (Lent IV): Come let us return to the Lord: Hosea March 25 (Lent V): Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened: Isaiah April 1 (Palm Sunday): Now I have put my words in thy mouth: Jeremiah

Michelangelo - The Prophet Isaiah (1509)

Rector’s Letter Cont’d. from Page 1

Bishop has ordered the parish to have. This was caused by the chaos (the accountant’s word) in which our financial affairs have been conducted in the last few years. This is only half finished, but it has already revealed much that is deeply disturbing and will have to be investigated further. I am most grateful to the Diocese which is paying for this audit. Sadly, they are as worried as I am about this matter.

We shall also be having our usual Lenten service of Stations of the Cross and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament on the Lenten Fridays, beginning on Friday, March 2. This is a lovely service which gives us time to stop and meditate on the central gift of God to us – his beloved Son, who suffered and died for us, and who was raised from the dead to give us eternal life. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament is one of the most converting services of the Church, as many have testified, and combined with Stations of the Cross, it is the ideal service for us to introduce friends to, if they are seeking to deepen their faith. Enquirers may find the High Mass a bit incomprehensible at first, but the service of Stations speaks for itself. So come, and bring a friend.

Your Rector and friend,

Page 3 CHORAL AND ORGAN MUSIC SCHEDULE MARCH 2012

SUNDAY, 4 MARCH, 11 AM LENT II Missa ‘O Altitudo Divitiarum’, Philippus de Monte Resplenduit facies ejus, Tomás Luis de Victoria Benedictus, Max Reger Introduction and Passacaglia in d, Reger

SUNDAY, 11 MARCH, 11 AM LENT III Missa super Frère Thibault, Orlandus Lassus Gustate et videte, Heinrich Isaac Audi, benigne Conditor, Marcel Dupré Vater unser im Himmelreich, Johann Sebastian Bach

SUNDAY, 18 MARCH, 11 AM LENT IV/LAETARE Missa ‘In Illo Tempore’á sei voce, Claudio Monteverdi I was glad, William Boyce Prelude and Fugue on the name ‘Alain’, Maurice Duruflé Carillon du Longpont, Louis Vierne

SUNDAY, 25 MARCH, 11 AM PASSION SUNDAY Missa ‘Mille Regretz’, Cristóbal de Morales Salvator Mundi, John Blow In stiller Nacht, Hermann Schröder Rhapsody No 3, Herbert Howells

MONDAY, 26 MARCH, 7 PM ANNUNCIATION BVM (TRANSFERRED) Missa ‘Dixit Maria’, Hans Leo Hassler Dixit Maria, Hassler Magnificat (from 15 Pieces),Marcel Dupré Litanies, Jehan Alain

Page 4 Pastoral Ministry and the Deep Moments of Human Experience by The Rev. Ethan Alexander Jewett

Several years ago when I was first exploring my call to the priesthood, I accompanied my parish priest to the hospital to visit a parishioner, who was suffering from a terminal illness. This was my first pastoral care visit, which my priest had intended to instruct me in one of the major dimensions of a priest’s life. The experience conveyed not only technical knowledge about hygiene, communicating effectively with hospital staff, and how to administer the Sacrament in cramped and inconvenient spaces, but more importantly, how to care for people with sensitivity and respect in the midst of vulnerability, suffering, and lack of privacy. This initial visit led to many more, and I was grateful to be able to share in some of the deepest moments of the human experience, both heartrending and jubilant: helping the priest to administer Last Rites to cancer patients, grieving with families over departed loved ones, rejoicing over successful surgeries and rehabilitations, and greeting the birth of new children.

Now that I have come to St. Clement’s as your curate, I hope to be able to share in the deep moments of this parish in the hospital and the many other places where our lives take us. I am especially interested in seeking everyday opportunities to connect beyond the crises and the big events into which clergy tend to be invited. In fact, I would welcome an opportunity to visit you in your homes to get to know you and to learn about your cares and concerns, particularly for those who may be homebound and unable to come to church on Sundays Matt Rourke / Associated Press and feasts. I also hope that this will allow you to get to know me. I find that people learn so much more about each other when they have been invited into each other’s homes and accepted each other’s hospitality. After all, the Gospels are full of accounts of Jesus visiting people in their homes to talk, break bread, and learn about each other.

I am equally committed to serving pastorally outside of the parish by fostering relationships with the local community. Fr. Reid has shared with me many stories of his being awakened in the middle of the night to respond to a local hospital’s request for a priest. Such moments are often unseen and unknown within a congregation, and yet constitute a large and critical part of a priest’s ministry. This is a duty that I will, of course, share with Fr. Reid in order to expand the pastoral capacity of the parish. As a first step, Fr. Reid and I had a very cordial meeting with the Atria retirement community next door, which has asked me to begin a weekly Bible study there for the residents beginning in April. I was also delighted to bring Ash Wednesday out into the streets of Philadelphia, assisted by Curt Mangel, administering ashes to 247 people during the morning rush hour and lunch period. Most of all, however, I intend to do a lot of listening and relationship building in my first months here to learn where the pastoral needs are and how I can best respond to you and the wider community.

Page 5 Candidates for the election to the Vestry

10 candidates nominated for 5 open places on the St. Clement’s Vestry. Members may vote for up to five (5). Each candidate was invited to provide a brief statement and a photograph.

Incumbent Vestry Members Members of St. Clement’s Nominated by a majority of the Vestry Nominated by more than 6 parishioners of Nominating Committee for an additional St. Clement’s, as established by the bylaws, 3 year term: for an initial 3 year term Jeff Ezell, Ph.D Daniel Fulton Dr. Laurentine Fromm Andrew Nardone Juliet Geldi-Riggall Martin Peicker Todd R. Grundy Louise Tulleken Donna Johnson

Page 6 Patrick Curran A native of Philadelphia, has served on the Vestry since 2011. Since first attending S. Clement’s three years ago, he has quickly become one of our most active parishioners. Many of you will know Patrick as one of the ushers at Mass on Sundays and Holy Days, and he serves at the altar on any Sunday or Holy Days when not serving as an usher. Patrick has become an integral part of the Vestry since beginning his term last year, and the Vestry is especially grateful for his willingness to serve another term. Patrick currently lives in Huntington Valley and is pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies. Patrick’s goals for the parish include: maintaining the excellent standards of Anglo-Catholic worship that have long been an important part of the identity of S. Clement’s, insuring that S. Clement’s is a parish where the orthodox Christian faith is taught and lived out, and undertaking new efforts of outreach and evangelization, especially to the many non-churchgoing Christians in Philadelphia whose spiritual lives might be enriched by the Catholic faith as it is practiced at S. Clement’s.

Jeff D. Ezell, PhD I am a clinical psychologist by profession, with degrees from the University of Texas at Austin, and Texas Christian University. Much of my career was spent in Austin, Texas. I have been an Anglican since my high school years, and was confirmed by the Rt Rev’d Willis Henton, late bishop of the Diocese of Northwest Texas. During graduate school I started attending an Anglo-Catholic parish, St. Timothy’s, Fort Worth. Immediately prior to moving back to the States and coming to S. Clement’s, I was on the rolls at All Saints Margaret Street in London, a premier Anglo-Catholic “shrine” church that is also an incredibly lively, vibrant and viable parish in a city in which many parish churches are poorly attended. I presently live in the suburbs of Wilmington, Delaware with my partner of the last 37 years, Alex Carbonell (we were legally married in Toronto in 2003, our marriage now being recognized as a civil union in the State of Delaware).

Alex and I have been attending S. Clement’s since August 2007 when we relocated from London to Delaware. I had long known of S. Clement’s and it seemed the natural place for us to choose as a parish home when we moved to this area. I value the high standards of its liturgy and music, as well as the pastoral care of Fr. Reid. Above all, I value the centrality of the Mass in the life of this Christian family. At the same time, I believe S. Clement’s has much unrealized potential and can be even more than it presently is. Being concerned for the future of this parish’s Christian mission, I am hence standing for election to the vestry.

Page 7 Dr. Laurentine Fromm Laurie Fromm has been a member of S. Clement’s Church for approximately twelve years. She previously served one term on the Vestry, and appreciates the opportunity to offer to serve in that capacity again. Her goals for S. Clement’s are to achieve a sound and sustainable fiscal base for the maintenance and outreach needs, to preserve the Anglo-Catholic traditions and rituals currently practiced, to increase the practical services activities, and to continue to provide opportunities for congregational fellowship.

She lives and practices psychiatry and forensic psychiatry in Philadelphia. She is a member of the Franklin Inn Club and a fellow of the Philadelphia College of Physicians.

Daniel Fulton Daniel Fulton has attended S. Clement’s since 2004, when he moved to Philadelphia after graduating with a B.A. from Columbia University in New York. Daniel’s professional background is in asset management, and he is currently employed as Managing Partner of Fulton Capital Group, a privately held investment firm. In addition, he serves as Manager of Wehrmann Angus, LLC, which produces purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle on his family’s farm in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Daniel has served on the Vestry since 2008 and has also been a member of the Vestry’s Finance Committee since 2008, Chairman of the Finance Committee since 2010, and Clerk of Vestry since 2008. He has been a regular altar server since first coming to S. Clement’s in 2004.

During his tenure as Chairman, the Finance Committee has produced budgets that have been successful at reducing unnecessary expenses, increasing annual revenues, and working towards a balanced budget—all while protecting and preserving the principal of the parish’s endowment. Daniel’s experience in asset management has been of tremendous value on the Vestry. For the past two years, Daniel has led the Finance Committee’s efforts to improve the annual return of the parish’s endowment accounts. By working closely with our portfolio managers to optimize allocations and holdings and carefully monitor and manage risk exposure across all three separately managed accounts, the parish’s endowment has outperformed its benchmarks every quarter for the past two years. As a Vestryman, Daniel has not only been committed to protecting the long-term financial viability of S. Clement’s, but he has also been a forceful advocate for preserving S. Clement’s heritage as a traditional Anglo-Catholic parish.

Page 8 Juliet Geldi-Riggall I first came to St. Clement’s at the invitation of a close college friend who brought me to feast day masses in the late 90s and early 2000s. I started attending regularly in January 2007, and my husband Gavin and I were married here in October 2008. We have been parishioners ever since. We were struck by all of those things for which St. Clement’s is known world-wide -- beautiful liturgy and music -- but also by the fact that we could become part of a small, but close-knit church community. Gavin and I are both architects with our own business here in Philadelphia. We have provided our services pro bono to survey the parish hall so that it could be more easily advertised to prospective tenants, a space which is now filled by Clementine Montessori. We have also done volunteer planning and planting work in the St. Clement’s garden, have prepared and served coffee hours, and participate in cooking and serving dinner to homeless men at the Trinity Wintershelter as part of St. Clement’s practical services group. I look forward to seeing parish life continue to develop and thrive around the core of St. Clement’s Anglo-Catholic liturgy, and hope to be part of that effort.

Todd R. Grundy I joined Saint Clement’s in 1992 and was confirmed here in 1993. I am a member of the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament and the Guild of All Souls, also serving as the Guild’s parish branch secretary since 1995. In 1996, I was elected as delegate to the Southwark Deanery and am still serving in that position. In 2003 and 2005, I was a convention delegate. I have been a Server at the altar at St. Clement’s for many years, including as Sub-Deacon.

And as a chemical engineer at 3M Corp., I also bring 22 years of business experience to the table.

Page 9 Donna Johnson Donna Johnson was born in Philadelphia and attended South Philadelphia High School, Levitan Business School, and Peirce Junior College, pursuing a career in the health care field. She was confirmed at St. Augustine’s Church, where she was married in 1969. Her career took her to postings at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Nursing Administration; Graduate Hospital in the Nuclear Cardiology Division of Radiology; the University of Pennsylvania in the Orthopedic Department; and she is presently working as an Administrative Coordinator at Hahnemann University Hospital in Kidney, Liver, Pancreas, Hepatobiliary and Abdominal Transplantation Division of the Department of Surgery

Donna is also blessed with and enjoys caring for her 84 year old Mother, Ms. Charmaine Graham, who also worships at St. Clement’s Church.

After the untimely death of her son in 1996, she adopted her Granddaughter Leia Marcia Johnson, now 18 and in Twelfth grade at Friends Select School. Leia was confirmed at St. Clement’s Church several years ago.

Donna’s other interests include mentoring youth, interacting with her patients, reading, music, cooking, and fellowship and worship at St. Clement’s Church.

Andrew Nardone A native of New Jersey, has attended S. Clement’s since returning to the Philadelphia area in 2006 after attending college and graduate school in Michigan. While in Michigan, Andrew earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Hope College and a master’s degree, also in music, from the University of Michigan. His career experience includes time as professional church musician and more recently as an apprentice organ technician at the Wanamaker Organ. Andrew has been one of our most dedicated and active altar servers since he first arrived at S. Clement’s six years ago, working to prepare for and serve many of the 15 services that are conducted at S. Clement’s each week. Since last year’s retirement of head server and sacristan Larry Reilly, Andrew has taken on many additional responsibilities in the sacristy, having trained under Mr. Reilly for the past several years. Since being appointed to the Vestry in 2011, Andrew has been a strong supporter of the Vestry’s commitment to prudent stewardship of the parish’s financial resources. He believes that maintaining S. Clement’s identity as a traditional Anglo- Catholic parish is essential to the long-term health and growth of the parish.

Page 10 Martin Peicker is a long-time parishioner and Vestryman of the parish. Martin first came to S. Clement’s in 1969, and was confirmed at the parish in 1972. Since 1974, he has lived in Reading, where for several years he belonged to S. Mary’s, Reading, before returning to S. Clement’s when Fr. FitzHugh was rector. Martin, an accountant by profession, holds two bachelor’s degrees, one in Secondary Education and one in Accountancy. His long history in the parish and professional experience are tremendous assets on the Vestry in this period of uncertainty. Martin has served on the Vestry since 2003. As a Vestryman, Martin is staunchly committed to both protecting the financial future of the parish and to maintaining and defending the Anglo-Catholic tradition that has existed at S. Clement’s since the early days of the parish.

Louise Tulleken has been a dedicated and very active parishioner of S. Clement’s for more than 25 years. In recognition of her years of dedicated service to the parish, she was given the honor of being named a Guardian of the Shrine of Our Lady of Clemency in 2007. She has served on the Vestry since first being elected in 2009. Louise lived in the Netherlands and was educated there prior to coming to the United States in 1968. Prior to her retirement, she worked as a physical therapist. On the Vestry, Louise has been a strong voice for maintaining traditional faith and practice at S. Clement’s, and she is devoted to seeing that traditional Anglo-Catholic worship continues at S. Clement’s long into the future.

Saint Clement’s Church

An Anglo-Catholic Parish in the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania 2013 Appletree St. | Philadelphia, PA 19107 www.s-clements.org | 215.563.1876

Rev’d W. Gordon Reid, Rector The Rev’d Ethan Alexander Jewett - Curate Peter Richard Conte, Organist & Choirmaster Bernard Kunkel, Assistant Organist Anthony Paonessa, Sexton

Vestry Anne R. Bower, Ph.D. John Bower-Marty Will Sears Bricker, Accounting Warden Patrick Curran Ron Emrich, Rector’s Warden Daniel Fulton, Finance Chair & Clerk Paul T. Goings, Treasurer Thomas Gorczynski L. Curt Mangel, Property Chair Andrew Nardone Martin Peicker Louise Tulleken

Page 11 Saint Clement’s Episcopal Church 2013 Appletree Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Annual Vestry Election & Meeting of the Members of St. Clement’s

Sun., March 4, 2012. Voting for five members of the Vestry takes place during the Annual Meeting, which immediately follows the 11:00 am Mass. The polls will also be open briefly following the 8:00 am Mass to accommodate those who attend the early Service, and before the 11:00 am Mass for those who cannot stay. Please plan to attend and cast your vote for the Vestry.

St. Clement’s, ca. 1900

Notes: Want to help at St. Clement’s? We need your help: Ushers and Greeters are needed for the Sunday 11:00 am Mass | Flower-lovers needed to help with floral arranging Your contribution of simple finger food for Sunday Coffee hours is always welcomed Please speak to the Rector, the Wardens, or a Greeter or Usher if you can help