The Recognition and Investiture of the Right Reverend Santosh K. Marray, D
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The Recognition and Investiture of the Right Reverend Santosh K. Marray, D. Min., D.D. the XI Bishop of Easton The Feast Of St. Teresa of avila Saturday, October 15, 2016 Eleven O’Clock in the Morning Chesapeake college - todd performing arts center wye mills, maryland The recognition and investiture of a Bishop diocesan the Procession Verger Thurifer and Boat Bearer Cross and Torches Parish Banners and Diocesan Lay Ministers Verger Cross and Torches Diocesan Staff Nominating and Transition Committees Diocesan Council Standing Committee Visiting Ecumenical Clergy Visiting Episcopal Clergy Religious Orders Deacons of the Diocese Presbyters of the Diocese Verger Cross and Torches Readers of Testimonials Presenters of Gifts Presenters of the Bishop-Elect The Chaplains to the Bishop-Elect The Bishop Verger Cross and Torches Lectors Litanists Chalice Bearers Deacons of the Eucharist The Preacher Interfaith and Ecumenical Representatives Episcopal Bishops of the Episcopal Church & Anglican Communion Verger Cross and Torches The Provisional Bishop of Easton (Resigned) Co-Examining Bishops Chaplain to the Presiding Bishop Presiding Bishop X AS WE GATHER TO WORSHIP SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION We are glad you are here! Welcome! We welcome our Presiding Bishop, the Most Rev’d Michael Curry, who is visiting our diocese for the frst time as Presiding Bishop. We welcome special guests from other Episcopal Dioceses, other Christian Churches, and other faith traditions. We welcome family and friends of Bishop Santosh Marray from around the world. And we welcome the faithful from the Diocese of Easton who have gathered to welcome their new bishop. On this joyous occasion, please refrain from using fash photography during the service. Also, please turn off all electronic devices. Seating for those with limited mobility is available. Please see an usher for assistance. Restrooms and a frst aid station are available in the lobby. All are invited to a reception on the lawn following the service. This liturgy was designed with the hopes of celebrating the fullest expression of who we are as the Diocese of Easton: some of us are Anglo-catholic, others are more Evangelical; some of us love classic Anglican hymnody, and some of us love the contemporary melodies of the modern Church. Some of us worship in English, and some of us worship in Spanish. This liturgy is a celebration of the God who has taken the many parts that make up this diocese and unifed them to serve as the Body of Christ on the Eastern Shore. We are especially grateful for the Hispanic presence in our diocese. In order to create a more inclusive and hospitable liturgy, parts of the service will be offered in Spanish. A WORD ABOUT COMMUNION As a safeguard for those with gluten sensitivities, all communion wafers are gluten free in order to insure that the chalices do not become contaminated by gluten. Two chalices will be available with non-alcoholic wine: the chalice on the far right on the lower level, and the chalice on the far right on the upper level. Please ask an usher to seat you in a seat near that communion station should you desire to communicate from the non-alcoholic chalice. The chalice on the left side of the Bishop or Priest serving the Body of Christ in those stations will be flled with wine. We wish to thank all who have helped to make this liturgy possible, especially the staff of the Presiding Bishop’s Offce, the staff of Bishop Santosh’s offce - both in Alabama and here in Easton, the Transition Committee, the Standing Committee, the members of the joint choir, and all who are participating in the liturgy in various ways: numerous faithful clergy, the laity of our diocese and other friends who have contributed their time and gifts. 1 SAINT TERESA OF AVILA Today the Church remembers the life and witness of St. Teresa of Avila, Discalced Carmelite, reformer and Doctor of the Church. Teresa was born in Avila, Spain. In her childhood she was fascinated by the lives of the Saints, especially the martyrs. When Teresa was 14, her mother died. Her father did his best to raise her but she was a diffcult teenager. Her worried father placed her in a Augustinian convent to be educated but illness ended her studies. Teresa, having been infuenced by one of the Augustinian nuns, decided to enter the religious life. She chose the Convent of the Incarnation, a Carmelite convent in Avila, because she felt it was less strict than the Augustinians. Soon after her profession she became ill and went to stay with her family who could provide for her needs better than the convent where there were 180 nuns. When she returned, her Carmelite life of prayer deepened and her many mystical experiences began. Teresa spent more than twenty years as a nun of the Convent of the Incarnation. She became convinced that a small group, no more than 13, could live a life following the Way of Life, given to the fathers of Carmel in the 13th century. Four women wanted to try such a life and St. Josephs was founded under Teresa’s guidance. Six months later she was allowed to join them. During the next 20 years she founded 17 more communities of nuns and several for men. This was the Carmelite reform. Teresa taught that communities must remain small as it’s members must be “best friends,” that prayer was “spending time with the One who loves us.” She emphasized humility, love, and detachment as the way to union with the will of God. At the request of her Confessor, Teresa wrote her autobiography. Later she wrote Way of Perfection at the request of her nuns. Her last book was The Interior Castle. Her many letters and books show her to be a practical organizer, a writer of native genius, a warm devoted friend, and above all a lover of and the beloved of God. During Communion, we will sing a Taize chant which contains the words of one of her most well known prayers: Nada te turbe, nada te espante; quien a Dios tiene nada le falta. Sólo Dios basta. Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, everything passes away, but God remains. THE EPISCOPAL CARMEL OF ST. TERESA The Monastery of the Episcopal Carmel of St. Teresa, located in Rising Sun, Maryland, is a contemplative community for women in the Episcopal Church rooted in the Carmelite charism, founded by Sister Teresa Irene, the Prioress of the community. The Carmel is comprised of nuns who feel called to live lives set apart in quiet and solitude, completely devoted to prayer, and oblates who feel called to embrace the Carmelite ideals, as taught by St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross, in their lives lived in the world. We are grateful for their ministry of prayer and their presence among us in this diocese. 2 The recognition and investiture of a Bishop diocesan Diocesan Leadership Standing Committee The Rev. Kevin Cross, President Mrs. Elizabeth Rice, Secretary Mrs. Susan Harwood The Rev. Dr. William Ortt Mr. Thomas Mendenhall The Rev. Dr. Darcy Williams Diocesan Council The Rev. Mark Delcuze, Vice President The Rev. Stephan Klingelhofer Mrs. Laura McCarthy, Secretary Mr. Myron Richardson Mrs. Suzanne Beyda Mrs. Linda Hurley The Rev. Robert Laws Mrs. Nancy LincK Mr. Eddie Vance Mr. Richard Bogan Mrs. Nancy Hastings The Rev. Nathaniel Pierce The Very Rev. Dr. Frieda Malcolm Mrs. Sandy Wrightson Diocesan Staff The Rev. Canon Patrick Collins, Canon to the Ordinary Ms. Lynn Anstatt, Administrative Assistant to the Bishop Mr. Arthur Kendall, Finance Adminstrator Mrs. Joanne Fisher, Diocesan Youth Missioner Ms. Maggie Michaud, Director of Communications Bray House Volunteers Mrs. Kathleen Chilton Mrs. Jane Morgan The Rev. Nathaniel Pierce 3 The recognition and investiture of a Bishop diocesan Chancellor Mr. Ernest Cornbrooks, Esq. Diocesan Treasurer Mr. Charles Bohn Diocesan archivist Mr. Arthur Leiby nominating committee The Very Rev. Dr. Frieda Malcolm, Co-Chair Mrs. Sandra Bjork, Co-Chair The Rev. Patricia Drost The Rev. Stephan Klingelhofer Mr. Eddie Vance The Rev. Deacon Clelia Garrity Mrs. Emily Moody Mrs. Katie Murphy Ms. Lori Ramsey Mrs. Lea Ann Robinson Mr. Phil Tilghman The Rev. David Michaud Mr. Thomas Shuster The Rev. Kevin Cross Transition Committee Mrs. Kathleen Wise Ridley, Co-Chair The Very Rev. Charles Osberger, Co-Chair The Rev. Rob Laws Ms. Nancy DicK Mrs. Bonnie Nordstrom Mrs. Heather Calloway Kissam The Very Rev. Gregory Powell 4 The recognition and investiture of a Bishop diocesan Trinity Cathedral Dean & Chapter The Very Rev. Gregory Powell Mrs. Jan Bohn Mrs. Susan Moore Mrs. Carol Clarke Mrs. Ellen Smith Mrs. Deborah Halvis Mr. Robert Rankin Mr. Daniel Stewart Mr. Burt Carlson Mrs. Linda Rajacich Mr. Richard Sells Mr. David Bryan Ms. Joan Flaherty X Bishops of the diocese of easton The Rt. Rev. Henry Champlain Lay (69) 1869 - 1885 The Rt. Rev. William Forbes Adams (109) 1887 - 1920 The Rt. Rev. George William Davenport (308) 1920 - 1938 The Rt. Rev. William McClelland (418) 1939 - 1949 The Rt. Rev. Allen Jerome Miller (493) 1949 - 1966 The Rt. Rev. George Alfred Taylor (619) 1967 - 1975 The Rt. Rev. William Moultrie Moore, Jr. (622) 1975 - 1983 The Rt. Rev. Elliott Lorentz Sorge (775) 1983 - 1993 The Rt. Rev. Martin Gough Townsend (877) 1993 - 2001 The Rt. Rev. James Joseph Shand (982) 2003 - 2014 The Rt. Rev. Henry Nutt Parsley, Jr. (923) Provisional 2014 - 2016 The Rt. Rev. Santosh K. Marray, (1072) 2016 - 5 The recognition and investiture of a Bishop diocesan Parochial Clergy of the Diocese The Very Rev. Charles E. Osberger - Wye Parish, Wye Mills, Queenstown The Rev.