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St. Stephen's Church, Timonium, Maryland A parish in the classical Anglican tradition Vol. XXI, Number 46 Edited by Anne Hawkins November 23rd, 2010

FROM THE RECTOR However, one evening, after drifting off to sleep, Caedmon experienced a life-changing vision of Jesus in Hilda: wise counsellor which our Lord asked him to compose a poem. That poem was a masterpiece that became famous as the Song to and kings of Caedmon. LAST WEEK marked the feast of one of the greatest Hilda recognized his gift and encouraged him to of the English Church: St. Hilda of . Hilda, who develop it, inspiring the former cow herd compose a was born in the year 614, was not just the most influential large corpus of religious poems in the Anglo-Saxon church woman of her day. She was unquestionably the tongue – most of them metrical paraphrases of narratives most influential Church leader in the British Isles. from Genesis and the Gospels. Hilda was the grandniece of King Edwin of Northum- In 664, King Oswy of chose Hilda's bria – one of many small English kingdoms established as the venue for the of Whitby, the first by invaders from Scandinavia and Northern Germany. synod of the Church in his kingdom. He invited church- Hilda’s people were “Angles” from the Jutland peninsula men from as far away as to attend the synod. in Denmark The king's intention was to reconcile Celtic and Roman While she was still an infant, her father, Hereric, was ecclesiastical practice in order to standardize worship murdered and Hilda was raised in her royal uncle’s throughout his realm. Most of those present, including household. On Day in the year 627, at the age of Hilda, accepted the king's decision to adopt the method the 13, she was baptized, along with King Edwin and his of calculating Easter used in , as well as the Roman whole court, in a modest wooden church built on the site style of eucharistic vestments and the tonsure as the of the renowned . monastic haircut is known. Ten years later she made her profession as a . The monks from would not accept this and Instead of joining her widowed sister in an abbey in withdrew to and later, to . Ironically. how- Gaul, she remained in Northumbria under the tutelage of ever, it turns out that their method of calculating of the great Celtic and , . Easter was more accurate that the Roman one. Under his direction, she established several monaster- Hilda herself greatly preferred the Celtic customs in ies, the most important of which was the great Abbey of which she had been reared, but once the decision had Whitby, an institution she founded in 657. been made, she used her moderating influence in favor Whitby, then known as Streonshalh , was a double of its peaceful acceptance. house – the ecclesiastical term for a community that Hilda suffered from a fever for the last six years of included both men and women. Archaeological excava- her life, but she continued to work until her death on tions indicate it consisted of a dormitory for unmarried November 17 th , 680, at the age of 66. A nun named Begu men and another for unmarried women, separated by a claimed to have witnessed Hilda's soul being borne to chapel and small cottages housing married religious. heaven by angels. Hilda (whose name was simply Hild in Anglo-Saxon Local legend has it that when sea birds fly over the English) presided over the entire community and under the ruins of they dip their wings in honor her leadership the Abbey of Whitby became a major of Saint Hilda. center of learning – alma mater to five bishops, as well Another local legend tells of a plague of which as Caedmon, arguably the greatest poet in the Anglo- Hilda turned to stone – supposedly explaining the pres- Saxon language. ence of ammonite fossils on the shore. In fact, the In his History of the English Church and People , The ammonite genus Hildoceras takes its scientific name Venerable records that the original ideals of mo- from St. Hilda. nasticism were strictly maintained in Hilda's abbey. All Back in the Middle Ages, confidence tricksters in the property and goods were held in common; Christian locality would carve snakes' heads onto ammonites, and virtues were exercised, especially peace and charity. sell these “relics” to pilgrims as proof of her miracle. Everyone had to study the and do good works. The coat of arms of Whitby includes three such Bede describes Hilda as a woman of great energy, who 'snakestones'. GUY HAWTIN  was a skilled administrator and teacher. "All who knew FROM THE TREASURER her called her mother because of her outstanding devo- tion and grace" he writes. The Endowment Fund According to Bede, Hilda gained such a reputation for wisdom that kings and princes sought her advice. But Drive reaches $103,000 she was also deeply concerned about the welfare of the THE ENDOWMENT Fund has advanced to more than $103, 000 ordinary people in her charge – people such as Cædmon, thanks a gift of Exxon Mobil shares worth in excess of $5,000 in a monk, who started life as a cow herd at the monastery. loving memory of Bruce H. Winand who passed away earlier According to legend, Caedmon was so embarrassed at this year. The gift brings us just over half way towards an initial goal of $200,000. The Endowment Fund is intended to provide being tongue-tied, he spent his evenings in the cowshed the parish with the financial stability to sustain its growth. The rather than remain in the refectory where the community income will be primarily devoted to reducing the mortgage. customarily listened to Gospel stories and sacred poetry. The Endowment Fund Drive team welcomes contributions NON-PROFIT ORG. 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