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THIS is the first issue of The Anglican Digest: it comes to youwith the compliments and best wishes of The Episcopal BookClub. We hope that it and subsequent issues will be accept-

able and welcome.TAD was planned a long time ago (we called it "Operation

Nutshell"), and was born of need, rather than example, compe-tition, or commercialism. Its sole purpose is to serve the Churchby providing, through carefully selected articles and the clearestkind of reporting, a better understanding and greater apprecia-tion of the Church of our rich inheritance. As with the Epis-copal Book Club, TAD’s selections will be “entirely interesting”and “positively sound”—in strict accordance with the historicFaith as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer.

We think that TAD is unique; we know that we have a greatdeal to learn. For our lack of experience, we ask your indulgence.Let us all hope and pray that our little TAD may grow “in wis-dom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”


THE FATHERFOUNDER

HOWARD LANE FOLAND, 81,self-styled “Assistant Jani-

tor of Hillspeak” and, in lateryears, “Ogre of the Ozarks,” diedon Tuesday, 19 September 1989.His body was buried in St. Mark’sCemetery at his beloved Hill-speak in the Arkansas Ozarks anda Requiem Eucharist was cele-brated at the Church of St. Michaeland St. George, St. Louis.Born 22 May 1908, he was

priested in 1941 and served as anArmy chaplain, rector of AllSaints’ Parish, Nevada, Missouri,and priest-in-charge at St. Peter’sChurch, Harrisonville, also inMissouri, in the 40s and 50s. Hearrived at Hillspeak, then knownas the Silver Cloud Ranch, on St.Mark’s Day, 1960, and lived outhis life in what he fondly called“these lovely parts.”The Episcopal Book Club, (now

Anglican Book Club) which hefounded in Nevada in 1953, has hada marked influence on the readinghabits of countless Episcopaliansand Anglicans throughout the world.EBC now celebrated its 40thAnniversary, an auspicious occasion

for a venture that was begun with 80members and “misappropriatedfunds” (Father Foland’s parishionershad given him $250 at Christmas tobuy himself new clothes).In 1958, still in Nevada, he

founded The Anglican Digest, affec-tionately known as “TAD” to itsreaders, “a miscellany reflecting thewords and work of the faithfulthroughout the AnglicanCommunion” and which sometimeshas been described as made up of“some things old, many things new,most things borrowed, everythingtrue.” The “Ogre” had an eye — andan ear — for words and his carefulediting of TAD reflected his love ofthe English language.In the acquisition of land for

Hillspeak, in the selection of the“Books-of-the Season” for EBC,in the editing of The AnglicanDigest, in the implementing ofOperation Pass Along, the pecu-liar genius that was Father Foland’shas left its mark.A Kansan by birth, and in later

years, totally averse to stirringoff his mountaintop, Father Folandgained first-hand knowledge ofthe country when in his youth hetraveled the nation (“from Florida toWyoming”) with his parents by car.It was in Columbus, Mississippi,

The two following pieces are reprinted from the The Anglican Digest, 1993Michaelmas (Vol. 35, No. 5).


while working on a railroad sur-vey crew, that he “found theChurch.” He studied architectureat Washington University in St.Louis and “flunked everything butswimming" and then went on towin scholastic honors in Englishat Kenyon College and was graduat-ed cum laude. His seminary wasSeabury- Western, which awardedhim an honorary doctorate in divini-ty in 1965. Eight years later, theEpiscopal Theological School inKentucky made him an hon-orary Doctor of Letters. In betweenthose two honors, the AmericanChurch Union voted him its KebleAward “in recognition of distin-

guished service to God and theChurch.”In an article written for The

Bulletin of Seabury- Western severalyears ago, he was described as “thatrarest of men; a visionary who spe-cializes in making dreams cometrue.” Today some of those dreams— the Episcopal Book Club, TheAnglican Digest, Operation PassAlong, Hillspeak itself — havecome true. And the others are a lotcloser to fruition than if there hadnot been a Howard Lane Foland,priest, defender of the Faith, hard-working servant of the Church,

— The Resident Manager(now Trustees’Warden)


A Gilbert & Sullivan Parody . . . for Episcopalians

WE ARE THE VERY MODEL OFTODAY’S EPISCOPALIAN

We are the very model of today’s Episcopalian,We’re broad and high and low and wide and somewhat bacchanalian,We’re mystical, political, we’re secular and clerical;We can be charismatic but we seldom get hysterical.We’re traditional and modernist and socialist-monarchical;We’re protestant and catholic but not too hierarchical;About ordaining women we are teeming with a lot of viewsAs well as on the Prayerbook that our Bishops say we gotta use,

Chorus: As well as on the Prayerbook that our Bishops say we gottause, etc.

We’re prosperous. By daily work our stewardship is merited,Abetted by the little bit that some of us inherited;In monetary matters we are very economical;The portion that we give the Church is best described as comical.

Chorus: In monetary matters we are very economical;the portion that we give the Church, etc.

We’re very well acquainted too with matters ecumenical,In spite of being vague about our vows catechumenical.A knowledge of our church remains to most of us a mystery.(Someday we’ll take the time to learn our heritage and history!)Don’t ask us what we mean with our responses doxicological;


They sound so grand they must mean something highly theological!In short, we’ve just a smattering of elementary Sunday School,Including cheerful facts about the meaning of The Golden Rule.Chorus: Including many cheerful facts about the meaning of theGolden Rule, etc.

For our theologic knowledge, though we’re open and adventury,Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century;But still in matters practical that we all dabble daily in,We are the very model of today’s Episcopalian!Chorus: But still in matters practical that we all dabble daily in, weare the very model of today’s Episcopalian, etc.

We are the very model of today’s Episcopalian!We do our work while modestly proclaiming our own praises inCommittee and Convention. We’re a competent and cheerful band.

Get four of us together and you’ll always find a fifth on hand,We’re known for our diversity and heterogeneity,(Please don’t confuse that funny word with sexual spontaneity!)On controversial subjects you will seldom find that two agree;Episcopalians are each the World’s Leading Authoritee.Chorus: Episcopalians are each the World’s Leading Authoritee, etc.We’re educated, talented, creative, and professional;So proud of our humility we don’t need the Confessional.We are very open-minded in all matters strange and alien;We’re very narrow-minded towards another ’piscopalian!Chorus: We’re only open-minded on all matters strange and alien;We’re only narrow-minded towards another ’piscopalian.

— St. Luke’s Church, Fort Myers, Diocese of Southwest Florida


A Fable

There once was a young knighton a fine horse, riding through aforest on quest. He wore brightarmor and a splendid sword, andhis eyes were alight with the hopeof glory. One fair morning, withsunlight dappling the path, theknight came upon a child at play.The boy was dressed roughly, in atunic of plain homespun, and hewas not very clean. He had acrude wooden sword with whichhe was pretending to fight invisi-ble enemies.“I give you good morning,

young sir,” said the knight with asmile — for, especially on quest,he was very polite to everyone. “Isee you are training yourself tofight the king’s enemies.”“Not at all,” said the child,

making no effort at courtesy. “Iam training myself to fightwhomever I please. I will fightyou right now, though you thinkI’m not big enough.”“How now, my fierce young

friend,” said the knight, still smil-ing. “I serve the king and ourLord Jesus. What pretence, otherthan some whilom whim, couldyou have for fighting me?!!“I am already fighting you”said

the child. “I am your pride.Though I seem small and silly

now, I will look dangerousenough if you let me grow intoit.”The knight grew sober. “I see it

may be that I have been called onquest to engage in mortal combatagainst my besetting sin. But howshall I know that you speak thetruth?”“Do you fear me?” asked the

child.The knight laughed gently.

“No, for you are small, untrainedand ill armed.”“You should fear me,” said the

child grimly. “I will be your deathsomeday. You should slay menow, before I can give you afight.”The knight paused a moment in

thought. Then he dismounted,removed his sword and his armorand laid them on the ground infront of the child. Knowing hishorse would return to the stable itwas used to, he sent it away withsoft word and a pat on the rump.Turning to the child, he said,“Your warning is welcome, youngsir. What I would have used tobuild my pride, I leave for you, orfor whoever passes by. For myself,I will trust to the Lord.” Then hewalked on along the forest path,dressed as simply as the child.

— The Rev. Kip Colegrove,St. James’, Painesville, Ohio


The Great Commission

I remember precisely the occasionwhen I could no longer give onlypassing thought to what is knownas The Great Commission. I knew Ihad to give serious thought andprayer to how Jesus was exhort-ing me to “make disciples of allnations, baptizing them in thename of the Father and of the Sonand of the Holy Spirit, and teach-ing them to obey everything that Ihave commanded you.” I didn’tset out to consider that I, too,might be expected to participatein an undertaking that seemed ofsuch cosmic significance. In fact, Ididn’t give it much considerationat all because I reasoned that per-sonal involvement in a task ofsuch proportions required heroicsbeyond any small action I mighttake. Besides, any scope of evan-gelizing on my part didn’t muchmatter to me. I was a nominalChristian, reared in the EpiscopalChurch by parents from a longline of Anglicans, some of whomwere so dedicated to matters offaith that they gave their livesrather than compromise their con-victions. But I did, willy-nilly,pretty much what, in the moment,I wanted to do.The occasion occurred when I

read a letter to which I’d paid no

attention in years. It was writtento me just a couple of monthsafter my birth by my Father fight-ing in the Battle of the Bulge. Itwas placed in my baby book andhad been read to me a few timeswhen I was little. But this time Ihad children of my own, and theletter affected me profoundly.

My Dad was an officer inPatton’s Army of such rank thathe did not have particular intima-cy with the soldiers. However,during a fierce battle, he realizedthat some men were trapped in afarmhouse under siege byGerman troops. He ran into thehouse and held it against theassault until the GIs got out. Then,a mortar shell exploded in theroom where he was now alone,and he caught a chunk of it in hisright arm. He was presumed deadbut later discovered by a Frenchfarmer who got medical help. MyDad spent thirteen months inWalter Reed Army Hospital fight-ing to save that arm.The letter was written to me

shortly before that happened.There was nothing in that letterthat expressed any fear or self-pity, but there was quite a bit saidabout love and his hopes for me.He ended the letter stating that hehoped the church, the Episcopal


Church, would mean as much tome as it did to my family He livedevery word of that letter with hisarm intact, and died — shortlybefore I came across the letter andwas reading it myself for the firsttime. My Mother walked into theroom and saw me crying. Wetalked; she left for a few minutesand came back with a small Bookof Common Prayerwhich she hand-ed me. She told me that my Dadhad carried that book in his pock-et and read it every day he servedin the Army and until he was dis-charged from Walter Reed. Shesaid that she wanted to give theprayer book to my husband,Charlie, because Dad would wantthat. She told me Dad neverdoubted God was with him andbelieved God was going to makesomething good come of the hor-ror of WWlI.

That evening I went to a work-shop to which I planned to go forweeks. I heard something thatbrought me very close to what Ibelieve my Father knew. Someonein the group asked a questionabout how we could possiblyalign our lives with the BaptismalCovenant. The leader replied thatthe appointed responses to whatthe Covenant asks are, “I will,with God’s help” The discussionthat followed connected me with

the faith of my Father — Fathers,really, and Mothers. The talk cen-tered on whether we thought wecould come to believe that whatGod set forth as commands areactually God’s promise of whatdivine activity will bring about,i.e., we will come to love God andneighbor as we have been createdto do. We will be the church, wewill resist evil and proclaim thegospel, we will seek and serveGod in all persons, strive for jus-tice and peace among all peopleand respect the dignity of every-one. God’s dream will come true.God’s good creation will berestored. The kingdom will come.The events of the day had done

some work on me. l wanted Godto count me in, and l wanted tocount on God to begin a processof making me faithful, and l need-ed others, I needed to reconnectwith the church, to find my way.The Great Commission is great in

that it is meant for me, for you, foreveryone, but it is not too greatbecause it is God’s enterprise.With God’s help, there is a wayfor you and for me to participate,and I think it has to do with love.Love will make us disciples. Lovewill make us make disciples.

— The Rev. Constance R.Connelly, Christ Church,Greenwich, Connecticut


Job Description

Oftentimes the church(es) feelthe need for restatement of goals,purposes, and priorities. Remem-ber the Decade of Evangelism,Mutual Responsibility & Inter-dependence, 20/20 and suchlike?Call it a job description for voca-tional Christians. Well, weAnglicans locally and worldwidehave a restatement of our mis-sion, developed by the AnglicanConsultative Council some twen-ty years ago, and now widelypublicized. The priorities providefor an inclusive ministry termed“The Five Marks of Mission.”“They express a holistic nature ofunderstanding mission in theAnglican Communion” and give“a diverse vision for mission,which is contextual, local, nation-al and global:”(1) To proclaim the Good News

of the Kingdom.(2) To teach, baptize and nurture

new believers.(3) To respond to human need by

loving service.(4) To seek to transform unjust

structures of society.(5) To strive to safeguard the

integrity of creation and sus-tain and renew the life of theearth.

It all sounds very au courant.But I find one basic priority miss-ing, so I recommend a sixth mark:“To support the Eucharistic

community worshiping theTriune God and maintaining theunity of Christ’s body by thisweekly renewal of the NewCovenant. “Actually, three questions from

the Catechism speak clearly toour mission:Q. What is the mission of the

Church?A. The mission of the Church is

to restore all people to unitywith God and each other inChrist.

Q. How does the Church pursueits mission?

A. The Church pursues its mis-sion as it prays and worships,proclaims the Gospel, andpromotes justice, peace, andlove.

Q. Through whom does theChurch carry out its mission?

A. The Church carries out itsmission through the ministryof all its members. (p. 855BCP)— The Rt. Rev. H. W. Shipps,

St. Paul’s,Savannah, Georgia


Cherish, Lord, by Thy steady grace, the state ofWisconsin; her trim and serried fields, her frost-scoured shores, the lively marts of her trade.

Fresh springs her teeming life; clear and cleanmay its coursing be; in government, in learningand sport and in the heart of every citizen.

Where once trees grew in quiet grace upon therolling land, now let Thy children stand, blessedin their kith and their kine, peaceful by theirbarns, and eager still for the day Thou

hast in store for them;through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

–The Very Rev. Francis B. Sayre, Jr., Dean Emeritus, Washington National Cathedral.


Week by week we break breadin the name of Jesus. We do so notbecause it “feeds us” spiritually— which it does. Nor becausethere is more to worship thanthree hymns and a sermon —which there is. We do it as an actof obedience. “Do this,” Jesussaid. And we do.

Presence or Remembrance?Jesus said two things about

what we call the “Eucharist.” Hesaid, “This is my body,” and hesaid “Do this in remembrance ofme.”Some Christians stress the

words, “This is my body.” Othersfocus on “remembrance.”

For someChristians,the breadand wineof theEuchar is tconvey adirect and

tangible encounter with the RisenChrist — the Eucharist for themconveys the “real presence” ofJesus.To others, the bread and wine

simply function to jog the memo-ry. They are a sort of visual aid to

assist the Christian believer inreflecting on the sacrificial deathof Christ. They certainly do notconvey the immediate presenceof Christ, except in so far as he isspiritually present whenever hisWord is preached and his peopleare gathered.This distinction breaks down

along Catholic – Protestant lines.There is not, however, a cleanbreak between the two. Varyingviews on the Eucharist lie at dif-ferent points along a continuum,with the Roman Catholic empha-sis on presence on one side, and apurely memorial notion of theLord’s Supper on the other. TheBaptists strongly advocate a strictmemorial emphasis; Presbyter-ians and Methodists lean towardthe middle. Lutheran and Angli-can views are closer to RomanCatholicism, though with someimportant distinctions.

It is one thing to catalogue vari-ous views on the Eucharist, andquite another to express withclarity and conviction what weactually think we are up to whenwe break bread in the name ofJesus. Yet scripture calls us to give“a reason for the hope that is in

Presence and Remembrance:Do We Really Have to Choose?


us” (1 Peter 3: 15). If we wish toarticulate a faithful and coherentunderstanding of the Eucharist,we must remember that Jesussaid two things and not just one.Christians have spent a lot ofenergy setting “this is my body”over against “do this in remem-brance,” emphasizing one, andfunctionally negating the other.Our understanding of theEucharist needs to embrace both.‘’In Remembrance of me”Confusion often arises because

the usual understanding of“remembrance” is too thin.Normally we “remember” whatlies in the past — what by defini-tion is no longer present. TheGerman critic, Gotthold Lessing(1729-1781), spoke of history asan “ugly broad ditch” that sepa-rates us from the events of theNew Testament and renders themout of reach. In the same way, thetypical notion of remembrancepresupposes a gulf between theimmediacy of the present and ourmemories of the past.

By contrast, from ancient times,the Christians have embraced a“thick” understanding of remem-brance in the Eucharist as an actthat does far more than just call tomind something that took placemany years ago. In a very signifi-

cant sense, it brings it into thepresent.Christians did not invent this

“thick” understanding of remem-brance. We learned it from theJews.

The Power of Remembrance inthe Passover

Each year the Jews celebratethe Jewish Passover Seder, a ritu-al meal that uses various symbolsto tell the story of God’s deliver-ance of His people during theExodus. Toward the end of themeal, the person who is presidingat the table makes the followingstatement:“In every generation one must

look upon himself as if he person-ally had come out from Egypt, asthe Bible says, ‘And you shall tellyour son on that day, saying, it isbecause of that which the Eternaldid to me when I went forth fromEgypt.’ For it was not alone ourforefathers whom the Holy One,blessed be He, redeemed; Heredeemed us too, with them, as it issaid: ‘He brought us out fromthere that Hemight lead us to andgive us the land which Hepledged to our forefathers.’”For a Jew during the Seder, the

Exodus is not just back then; it isnow! God has not just redeemedour ancestors; he has redeemed


us! It is not just they who arefreed from slavery; God is presentin power now, redeeming us fromslavery!

Three thousand years ago, theworld was populated byAmalakites, and Jebusites, andAssyrians, and Hittites, andMoabites, to name just a few.Where are they now? They aregone. But the Jews are still withus. Why? Because each year theygather at the Passover meal torenew their identity as the peoplewhom God redeems — in thepresent. Such is the power andimmediacy of “remembrance,” inwhich the saving events of thepast are made present once again.This is what Jesus had in mindwhen he said, “do this in remem-brance of me.”“This is My Body”There are Christians, often with

a vibrant faith, who seem tobelieve that when Jesus said, “thisis my body,” he didn’t reallymean it. Or at least, he meant it ina purely metaphorical sense.They quote his words, “My foodis to do the will of him who sentme and to accomplish his work”(John 4:34).Others, however, point to

Jesus’ declaration, “my flesh istrue food, and my blood is true

drink” (John 6:55) as the key tointerpreting his words at the LastSupper.

The Colloquy of MarburgIn October of 1530, a gathering

of Protestant leaders led byMartin Luther and the Swissreformer, Ulrich Zwingli met atMarburg in order to resolve theirtheological differences and createa united front within theReformation. They agreed onfourteen points, including theauthority of scripture, and justifi-cation by faith, but their effortsreached an impasse on the natureof the Eucharist. Zwingli and theSwiss reformers were strictmemorialists; they believed thebread and wine were purely sym-bolic. For them, Jesus’ humanbody had ascended to heaven,and only his divine nature couldbe omnipresent. Luther believeddeeply that Jesus’ humanity anddivinity were inseparable and“ubiquitous” (universally pres-ent) and hence that Christ wasreally present “in, with, andunder” the forms of bread andwine.

As the discussion continuedLuther grew agitated; he wrotehoc est corpus meum (This is mybody) in chalk on a wooden tableand pounded it with his fist —


giving dramatic expression to hisconviction that the presence ofChrist in the Eucharist was realand tangible. “You and I are of adifferent Spirit.” he sputtered infrustration.

The Anglican View onReal Presence?

Where dowe Anglicansstand? The factof the matter isthat Anglicanteaching onthe Eucharisthas been amoving targetover the years.At Zwingli’s

side at Mar-burg was theStrassburg re-

former, Martin Bucer. Decadeslater, Martin Bucer visited Eng-land and significantly influencedArchbishop Cranmer’s secondedition of the Book of CommonPrayer in 1552. Cranmer and theEnglish reformers were far closerto Bucer and Zwingli than toLuther. “For Christ,” saidCranmer, “when he bids us eat hisbody it is figurative, we cannot eathis body indeed.”A generation later, the Anglican

theologian, Richard Hooker,

rejected Luther’s teaching andlocated the presence of Christ notin the bread and wine, but in us aswe receive the Eucharistic ele-ments. The bread and wine aresimply “means instrumental” bywhich we receive the body andblood of Christ, but the body andblood are not contained in thebread and wine. This view,known as “dynamic reception-ism,” goes beyond memorialism.There is a genuine encounter withthe Risen Christ. Yet the emphasisis on the subjective act of receiv-ing, not on a presence inherent inthe bread and wine.The fact is: the traditional

Lutheran understanding of theEucharist is far more “Catholic”than the views of the Anglicanreformers. Today, however, mostAnglicans embrace a notion of the“Real Presence” that is closer toLuther than Cranmer. Contem-porary Anglicanism, thoughadmittedly diverse, has rightlymade adjustments in its theologyof the Eucharist, with the resultthat we now affirm both presenceand remembrance. After all, Jesusspeaks of both. Why should wehave to choose between one or theother?

—The Rev. Dr. CanonChristopher Brown, The AlbanyEpiscopalian, Albany, New York


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WM KENNEDY SR1733-1813

SERGEANT VIRGINIA MILITIACapt. & Mrs. Walter R. Swindells

VICTORIA VAWN CAMPBELL1970 ‘TORI’ 1993

Mr. & Mrs. Jack CampbellROSE ANN & HARRY R.

PEARSON IIIMr. H. R. Pearson, III

RUTH B. & HARRY R.PEARSON JR.

Mr. H. R. Pearson, IIIST. MATTHEW'S CATHEDRAL

DALLAS TEXASMr. William J. Cagle

LOVING MEMORY OFMY CHURCH

TISH MCMAHANTish McMahan

IN LOVING MEMORYNANCY ADAIR VAN SLYKE

NASHLucinda Dudley

THE REV'D JAMESDOUGLASS WILSON

1935 - 2003Dr. Margaret Guild Wilson

WILLIAM POWER CLANCEY JR.BELOVED VICARMargaret W. Thrift

RICHARD STANLEYSWINDELLS1891-1955

Capt. W. R. SwindellsRICHARD STANLEY

SWINDELLS, IIMARCH 1949

Capt. W. R. SwindellsSAMUEL SWINDELLS

1800-1873Capt. W. R. Swindells

SIMEON SWINDELLS1849-1908

Capt. W. R. Swindells


IN LOVING MEMORYDORIS E. DEWOLFE

1918-1995The Rev. Canon James P. DeWolfe, Jr.JOYCE & ALWIN CRAMER

Mr. Alwin M. CramerLAY CANON

WALTER BRUCE1927-1999

Mrs. Peggy BruceANNA BESS MORRIS SMITH

1890-1984Sylvia I. Smith

EUGENE MICHAELHOFFMANN1922-2001

Mrs. Eugene M. HoffmannIN HONOR OF

MARGARET J. STROTHERMrs. Willoughby T. DavisTHE RT REV AND MRSWILLIAM PAUL BARNDS

Mrs. James W. GarrardCAMILLE LEWIS MCDANIEL

1902-1988The Rev. Dr. Alexander S. Daley

LANSDALE WATSON HARVEY1914-1994

The Rev. Dr. Alexander S. DaleyLEWIS WATSON MIXTER

1917-1996Mr. & Mrs. David L. Crabb

LOUISA WATSON DALEY1899-1995

The Rev. Dr. Alexander S. DaleyRAY & SARAH SCHMELZLE

1979Louise MacQuarrie

NEVILLE J. ASKEW1945-2003R Cecilia Askew

BEN & MARTHA CARSONMAY 5, 1998

Ben & Martha Carson

JOHN CATON LINGOLD JRPSALM 90

Mrs. Margot Lingold

LOUISE D SAVAGE1910 - 1998

Col. Robert B. Savage, Jr.

ABIGAIL CHRISTINE ROOK1920 - 1991

Mr. George E. Rook

JOHN AND PEGGYBUCHANAN

The Rt. Rev. John C. Buchanan

EMMA JEAN BELCHER1920 - 1970

John Dryden Burton

FRANCES YOUNG(BABA) BURTON

1910 - 1994John Dryden Burton

THOMAS EDWARDBELCHER, JR.1922 - 1978

John Dryden Burton

WILLIAM DRYDEN(BOBO) BURTON

1910 - 1984John Dryden Burton

JOHN J. AMMANN1921-1987

Elizabeth Yates Ammann

COTTEY & NEVADATO HILLSPEAK

MARION and DEEDee Emanuelson

FORRESTINE WHITAKER HOLTEWIG

Mr. Thomas Michael Holt


MATILDA L. SCHELLE1895-1996

Alma S. WoolleyWM. NEIL BEDE HUTCHINSON

1962-1999Mrs. Enid S. HutchinsonJAMES BRICE CLARK

1924-96PRIEST PRINTERDixiana Clark

VELMA CARRILLO SONSMARK DAVID NATHAN JOEL

Velma CarrilloCYRIL & MARY SMITHFROM THEIR CHILDRENMr. & Mrs. William H. Porter, Jr.C J BURKHARDT FAMILY,SANTA MARGARITA, CAMr. Charles J. BurkhardtPAMELA STUART

PATTON HAMILTON1944-1974

Col. John M. Patton, USAF Ret.PATRICIA FEATHERSTONE

PATTON1921-1985

Col. John M. Patton, USAF Ret.EARLE BALLARDWILLIAMSON

1898-1993 AMDGThe Rev. Donald M. Williamson

THOMAS SANFORD COOKEMr. Cecil R. Cooke

CHARLES LAMKE1917 - 1981

GOD’S PEACESharon L. Manuel

H. DEAN COWLESFOR VISITS1974 - 1998

Mrs. Mary M. Cowles

GEORGE KELLMANTRINIDAD W.I.1924 - 1998

The Rev. Marva P. KellmanFRED BARBEEEDITOR - TAD1986 - 2001

Mrs. J. Edward MetcalfeMARGOT B. ARMOURDECEMBER 31 1932FEBRUARY 18 2003

Mr. Laurance H. Armour, Jr.W GRAHAM SMITH JR.

1929 - 2003Mrs. W. Graham Smith, Jr.ELLEN A WEAVERMARK O'CONNELLMOTHER & SONMrs. James B. WeaverFOR A FRIENDFROM A FRIEND

SHALOMLibby Brueseke

SCOTT ANTHONYGIBSON

1962 - 1996Diane Theriault

ROBERT J MAULECHANCELLOR SD

1974 - 2002Sherry Maule

HAPPY I MET FR FOLANDNEVADA MO '59

CC YOUNGMrs. Robert B. Young

PATSY MASTERMANDEACON

The Hon. & Mrs. Edward B. NoblesSANDY MACQUARRIE

1916 - 1990Louise Macquarrie


IN HONOR OFBP ED L SALMONSERVANT OF GODThe Rev. Limuel G Parks

IN HONOR OFRENA W & JAM WILSON

NO LAMr. & Mrs. Donald E Wilson

JOHN THOMAS ROBINSON1917 - 2001

Mrs. J T Robinson JrCHERISHED SON

CHARLES H PROETZ III1954 -

Peggy M. ProetzCHERISHED SON RUSSELL G

PROETZ 1957 -Peggy M. Proetz

DEVOTED WIFE AND MOTHERPEGGY M. PROETZ

1930 -Peggy M. Proetz

LOVING MEMORY OFCHARLES H PROETZ JR

1924 - 1998Peggy M. ProetzREV. MOTHEREVA MARY C. T.

1862 - 1928The Society of the Transfiguration

MILLI STENNISCHRIST CHURCHDETROIT MICH.

Dr. Mildred Ponder StennisFATHER RALPH G CAMPBELL

1937 - 2000Dr. J. Elward WhitesideHELEN B FEARN

LOVE TO FAMILY AND FRIENDSMrs. Daniel J. Fearn

CAPTAIN WALTER R.SWINDELLS

TRUSTEES' WARDENTRUSTED FRIEND

Mrs. Katherine H. SmytheKATHERINE H. SMYTHE

LAUS DEOMrs. Katherine H. Smythe

REV P WALTER HENCKELL1906 - 2002

Mrs. Carol H. Davis WilsonTHE REV. CANON

KENDALL S HARMONEDITOR OF TADDEFENSOR FIDEI

Mrs. Katherine H. SmytheTHE REV. WILLIAM H.

RALSTON, JR.ST JOHN’S CHURCH

1974 - 1999Mr. Paul Drewry Troxler

JOHN AND LOIS DRUMBELLA VISTA AR

Mr. & Mrs. John V. DrumBERT & ANN BLAIR PARKE

Mr. & Mrs. Bert ParkeEMILY PARKE

Mr. & Mrs. Bert ParkeH R PEARSON III

ROSE ANN PEARSONMrs. Rose Ann PearsonIN MEMORY OF

HARRY PEARSON JRRUTH B. PEARSONMrs. Rose Ann Pearson

PAULA & FRANK PARKE IIIMr. & Mrs. Bert Parke

SUSAN & JOHN PARKEMr. & Mrs. Bert ParkeMAMA GRAYFELINE FRIEND1994-2008

Capt. Walt Swindells


IN LOVING MEMORY OFWILLIAM S. PROCTORMrs. William S. ProctorIN MEMORY OF

CATHERINE H COLLINS -AVID SEEKER & MEMBER

D. C. CollinsPAUL M NIEBELLMrs. Eleanor B. NiebellCARL & GILLIAN

STOCKTONDr. & Mrs. Carl R. StocktonANN AND BROTHER

PRITCHARDMr. & Mrs. William S. Pritchard, Jr.

BARBARA & ROBERTANDERSON

NOVEMBER 06 2003Joseph & Billie JurlinaJACK ANDREWSSAINT PAUL’S

SAN ANTONIO TXHelen Andrews Gray

BENJAMIN AND FLORENCEARMITAGE WHITSONMr. & Mrs. Jerald S. HanksJOHN RUFUS AND

AUGUSTA MAE SMITHHANKS

Mr. & Mrs. Jerald S. HanksETHEL MAE KENNEDY

1896-1980Capt. & Mrs. Walter R. Swindells

WILLIAM T. KENNEDY1853-1937

Capt. & Mrs. Walter R. SwindellsJAMES DEWOLFE JRBROADWAY PLAZAFORT WORTH TXBonnie Stewart

JOYCE M COOPER1925 - 1981

Mr. John A. Cooper

RICHARD & TOMIBOINEAU

1977Mr. & Mrs. Richard Boineau

WE REMEMBERTHE RT REV EMRICHBISHOP OF MICH

JOHN & LOIS DRUMMr. & Mrs. John V. Drum

WE REMEMBERTHE RT REV DEWITTBISHOP OF PENN

JOHN & LOIS DRUMMr. & Mrs. John V. Drum

IN HONOR OFTHE RT REV SHEPHERDBISHOP BC CANADAJOHN & LOIS DRUMMr. & Mrs. John V. Drum

TOM WALKERJOINED HILLSPEAKNOVEMBER 1, 1965

Mr. Tom Walker

ROBERT AND LOUISE ROGERSFLORENCE SC

Mrs. Cornelia M. Rogers

BILL COWGERJ N BROCKMANNM L BROCKMANNMr. Stephen Brockmann

JAMES P FALLISRECTOR CALVARY

1983-1996Joye & Bill Nunn

M E D S“PATIENT WIFE”

1919-2004Capt. Walter R. Swindells


IN MEMORY OFJOHN MUNDYJanet Loengard

IN LOVING MEMORY OFEDWIN J CHUBBBarbara M. ChubbIN HONOR OF

THE REV. FRED BARBEEKatherine Harvey Philp

THE VERY REVLEROY D LAWSONSERVANT OF GODMrs. Helen E. Bohman

FOR PEGA SWEET, WONDERFUL FRIEND

Carol J. Blais, Pat Coppick,Sondra Harris, Sharon L. Meshew

NORMA C. MARRSCHRISTIAN EDUCATORThe Rev. Dr. Donald P. King

BERNARD & ELLEN NELSONLOVE ALWAYSEllen Ann Nelson

IN LOVING MEMORYMARY S GUYER

1930-2004Mr. Richard H. Guyer, Jr.WOMEN'S AUXILIARY

ST. GABRIEL'SSaint Gabriel’s ChurchIN MEMORY OFZANER MISCHKAMrs. Helen TiefenthalerLOIS M. LANDISLOVING MOTHER

1930-2003Diana L. Landis

CHARLES AND MARY DALYALBANY, NY

IN LOVING MEMORYDr. G. J. S. Simpson

IN LOVING MEMORY OFGERALD J. GUYERMr. Richard H. Guyer, Jr.BRIG. CHARLES &SHEILA MORRIS

DEAR ANGLICAN FRIENDS2004

Col. John M. Patton, USAF Ret.MIRIAM BEAUMONT

SWINDELLS1927-1996

Capt. Walter R. SwindellsDR MARY CRUISEKatherine F. Stubblefield

HARRIETT HELEN GOTT-EXEMPLARY PERSON & LADY

Mr. L. R. GottTHE REV. DEACONCLAYTON W. YOHO

1924-2001Mrs. Ramona L. Campbell

BETTY WEILERWIFE MOTHER

GODS DAUGHTERDr. Sandford L. Weiler, Sr.EDWARD MCCRADYSCIENTIST EDUCATOR

Mr. Alan P. BiddleREGINA F. GLEBERMAR. 20, 1920

Mr. Frederick V. GleberFREDERICK V. GLEBER

JUNE 10, 1920Mr. Frederick V. Gleber

MARGARET D GLEBERNOV. 30, 1924 - JAN. 15, 1968

Mr. Frederick V. GleberBELOVED SISTERS

GERTRUDE HANDY & OPHELIABRADSHAW

Ora-Mae W. Cheaney


GRACE RENNIE NIBLOCKPHILA. 1-7-1904Mr. W. R. Niblock

DOROTHY ALLEYA SAINT AMONG US

Linda & Joe Foster

PAULINE L PARKER10-11-1919Mrs. John Parker

WILLIAM STANLEY PARKER11-23-46

Mrs. John Parker

OUR ANGELMATTHEW JEFFERS11/16/83-3/14/01Mr. & Mrs. Mel Jeffers

GEORGE BARNETT1919-1996

LOVING MEMORYMrs. G. M. Baccash

NANON BARNETT1893-1982


BURLEIGH BARNETT1896-1984


THE YODER SOLOMONBAMFORD & NAIL FAMILIES

Ann Y. Solomon

IN MEMORY OFANNA MAE WILHELM

SEPT. 3 2002Episcopal Church of the Atonement

ADAM C MCCLAY1922-2005

FOR GOD AND TRUTHMr. Paul McClay

IN MEMORY OFAVERILL H KOSS &NANCY R KOSS

Ms. Kathleen SchumacherIN MEMORY OFSUSAN BATTINMr. Norris Battin

IN MEMORY OFEMILY ANDERSONMrs. Jack HendersonJANET WALKERMY BEST FRIEND

Tom WalkerIDA JANE WALKER

1907 - 1996Tom Walker

ROY B WALKER1905 - 1981Tom Walker

LEVA C. HENRY1920 - 2004Tom Walker

SAMUEL R. HENRY1915 - 1993Tom Walker

NEWTON L CARROLLANNE E CARROLLPROVERBS 31:10Andrea C. Backlund

FOR SYLVIA S. AKEHURST –WITH GOD EVER AFTERMs. Elizabeth ChouinardFR. ED OATHOUTJUNE 2 1937 TOMARCH 3 2002Mrs. Penny Oathout

FATHER WILLIAM RALSTONBY THE ALLAN REYNOLDSMr. & Mrs. Allan Reynolds

JOSEPH IRVING STEPHENSGloria Dinsdale


WALT –GREAT FRIEND & HOST

4 TEXAS GIRLSCarol J. Blais, Pat Coppick,

Sondra Harris, Sharon L. Meshew

IN LOVING MEMORYTIMOTHY O'ROURKE

ANDERSONClyde & Ann Anderson

IN LOVING MEMORYDON AND LUCY DEMONEY

Lora JeffersIN MEMORY OF

LENORA SUE WALKERIvan & Adina WilliamsVENERANDA R.“RENA” CLARK

12/20/29-6/15/03WIFE, MOTHER, MEMA

Candace DotyCHARLOTTE & RAY BIRCHARD

1951-2006Dr. & Mrs. Ray F. Birchard

THE REV L GARY PATIENCEHOLY SPIRIT BROTHERMr. & Mrs. Edward W. Poitras

IN MEMORY OFMILDRED GREENEMr. M. Whitney Greene

IN LOVING MEMORY OFBILLIE A. LEWISDr. George O. Lewis

CAROLYN M. MOHRSCIENTIST COUNSELOR

EDUCATORMr. Peter B. Mohr

THE REV. EMERSONW. METHVENAVID READER

Mrs. Saralu W. Methven

THANK OFFERING FOR64 YEARS OF MARRIAGEED & EVELYN PENICKMr. & Mrs. Edward Penick

IN LOVING MEMORY OFSTEPHEN ANDERSON ZOERB

Mr. Eric Zoerb

MARY LUKAS CAREGIVERAUG. 31 1916Barbara H. Lukas

THE REV CANON E RUGBYAUER LOVING MEMORYThe Rev. Dorothy K. Auer

BLESS THOSE IN DIRE NEEDAMEN BQ & LL MERCER

Mr. & Mrs. Leon MercerLORRAINE F. RUDE

IN LOVING MEMORY1897-1986

Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Henninger, Sr.CHESTER A. RUDE

IN LOVING MEMORY1895-1971

Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Henninger, Sr.SCOTT KENNEDY SWINDELLS

11/16/1951Capt. Walter R. Swindells

MARK BEAUMONT SWINDELLS6/23/1950

Capt. Walter R. SwindellsHOLLY SWINDELLS SIMPSON

12/15/1947Capt. Walter R. Swindells

LESLEY SWINDELLS TOWNSEND1/4/1946

Capt. Walter R. SwindellsMABS LOFLIN

DEVOTED CARINGCHURCHWOMANMrs. Robert A. Schelling


MELISSA MURPHY1963-1980 BELOVEDMr. & Mrs. Joe Murphy

IN LOVING MEMORY OFJONATHAN BROCHU5/15/81-10/28/04

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph BrochuWOMELSDORF AND

GRISWOLDFOR LOVED ONESMrs. Betty M. Womelsdorf

THE REV JAMES W. GARRARD& MARY IDA BARNDS

GARRARDFEBRUARY 1, 1956Mrs. John Burnett

THE REV CANONROGER WILKOWSKI

1937-2005Mrs. Nancy P. WilkowskiJOSEPH MURPHY

1932 - 2006LOVED BY ALLConnie Murphy

THEODORE B WILCOX1976-1996

SON, BROTHER, FATHERJ. Johnson

THE REV ROBERT H WALTERSBY MARLENE & PAT QUINN

Mr. Patrick QuinnMARGARET & WALTER

17 AUGUST 1941UMATILLA FLORIDACapt. Walter R. Swindells

WILL HILL ANDTHEDA BALLTANKERSLEY

MGen. & Mrs. Will Hill TankersleySUSAN F. KLEIN

JUNE 30 1942 - JUNE 21 2001Mr William E Klein

RUTH L. STEVENS1916 - 2007

The Ven Lyman N Hardig

W. HAROLD HUNT MOUNTAINSOF ITALY1923-44

Marcia T Wright

PERKY1928-1947-2006

AnonJAMES ALLEN BREMERLOVE GRANDMOTHER

Mrs George S King

SUSAN J. WITTMANAUGUST 9 1962 -FEBRUARY 26 2005Mr William E Klein

IN LOVING MEMORYGIBRAN BACCASH

1914-2006Mrs G M Baccash

THE REV. TOM PHILLIPSGOD IS GOODALL THE TIME

Chuck & Dorothy Warner

LIZ PHILLIPSPUTTING HIS LOVE

INTO ACTIONChuck & Dorothy Warner

IN LOVING MEMORY OFFATHER JOHN WESTThe Rev Ruth West

ANN TOWNSEND9/5/1971

Capt Walter R Swindells

IN MEMORY OF:WALTER L & PAT H

HUZAREVICHWalter L. & Cheryl A. Huzarevich Jr


WINDY SIMPSON TRUDEAU1/30/1968

Capt Walter R SwindellsTARI SIMPSON9/20/1970

Capt Walter R SwindellsANNIE MAGOO

MBA-2007Capt Walter R Swindells

LLOYD DEAN REMINGTONCapt Walter R Swindells

BELOVED WIFEJEANETTE ZACHAR

1920 2007William P Zachar

LOLA R PUCKLEBELOVED WIFE1941 - 2007

The Very Rev Donne E PuckleIN MEMORY OFLINNIE EMMONS

1892 - 1957June Ingolgia

CHARLES W MITCHELLIN LOVING MEMORY

1921 - 2003Mrs Charles W MitchellIN MEMORY OF

ALICE DUGGAN GRACYEmma Gene GentryIN MEMORY OFDAVE R PATRICKWE LOVE YOUMrs David Patrick

REV VALENTIN & ROSA BITENGPHILIPPINESMildred Roach

HAROLD KOUNTZEKAY H KOUNTZE

WHO SERVED GODThe Rev Louise P Kountze

BELOVED WIFEGERALDINE L PATTON

4-4-23 2-8-08Col John M Patton USAF Ret

FOR EFM MENTORGORDON HERRICKWITH GRATITUDEMrs B H Cunningham

JOHN M PATTONCOL USAF RET 9-14-21Col John M Patton USAF Ret

THE REV WAYNE L PONTIOUS+OF GOD IN LIFE

TO GOD NOW GONEMs Elizabeth Chouinard

THE REV CHARLES J DOBBINS1928 - 2004

Dr & Mrs E Mitchell Singleton

THE REV J WILLIAM FRITTS1919 - 1988


THE REV P WALTER HENCKELL1906 - 2002


WILLIS HENTONBISHOP WEST LA

1980 - 1990The Rev & Mrs Keith Milligan

MARTHA HENTONFIRST LADY WLA


RITA MILLIGANLAKE CHARLES LA


GODFREYDANIELS!

1996 - 2008Capt. Walt Swindells


I Am Sending You

In the book of Judges there is awonderful and encouragingexample of what it means to becalled by God despite our inade-quacies. In Chapters 6-7 we hearabout Gideon — farmer, warrior,and family man. The Israelitesknew very well that God had ledtheir people out of bondage inEgypt years before. Gideon knewGod remained faithful to Israeleven as they wandered in thewilderness. Israel still faced greatchallenges. One of those was theMidianites. The Midianites weredesert people descended fromAbraham’s second wife, Keturah.They were a mighty nation whosought to oppress the Israelites.Despite God’s past faithfulness,Gideon questions the angel of theLord. “Sir, if the Lord is with us,why has all this happened to us?And where are all the miraclesour ancestors told us about? TheLord has abandoned us and hand-ed us over to the Midianites.”Nevertheless, it is Gideon

whom God chooses to defeat theMidianites. The Lord said, “Gowith the strength you have andrescue Israel. . . . I am sendingyou!” Gideon does not knowwhat to do with this call. “ButLord, how can I rescue Israel? My

clan is the weakest in the wholetribe of Manasseh, and I am theleast in my entire family!”Gideon questions his abilities to

follow through on God’s call,especially as the challengesmount. Yet God remains loyal andcontinually reassures Gideon inreminding him, “I will be withyou ... do not be afraid. You willnot die.”Gideon struggled with his call,

just as you and I in many ways, ashe knew deep within himself thatGod was working in his life. Yethe battled with himself and Godas to whether he was capable ofthe challenges set before him. Inthe end, God remained true andbrought deliverance throughGideon’s efforts. This passagereminds us that God uses all sortsof people to accomplish his work.And more often than not God willplace a call on our lives in themidst of our busy and immersedwork of the moment. Even thoughwe may feel inadequate, God canand will use us in great andunimaginable ways. WhateverGod’s intention or plan, we canfully believe and trust that Godwill prepare each of us for thework of tomorrow.

— The Rev. James L. Pahl, Jr.,St. James,

Wilmington, North Carolina

A Hymn for All Angels and All Saints

Ye watchers and ye holy ones, Bright seraphs, cherubim andthrones,

Raise the glad strain, Alleluia!Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powers, Virtues, archangels,angels’ choirs:

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

O higher than the cherubim, More glorious than the seraphim,Lead their praises, Alleluia!Thou bearer of th’eternal Word, Most gracious, magnify the Lord.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

Respond, ye souls in endless rest, Ye patriarchs and prophets blest,Alleluia! Alleluia!Ye holy twelve, ye martyrs strong, All saints triumphant, raise thesong.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

O friends, in gladness let us sing, Supernal anthems echoing,Alleluia! Alleluia!To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One.Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

— John A. L. Riley, Hymnal 1982, from The English Hymnal (1906)

About the Hymn

“Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones” was written by J. A. L. Riley for theEnglish Hymnal of 1906 which he helped edit. Born in London in1858, he graduated from Eton and Oxford. He also worked on the1911 revision of the Book of Common Prayer and served as a mem-ber of the House of Laity for the Province of Canterbury. He was onthe Island of Jersey when the Germans invaded in World War II anddied there in 1945.


SERENDIPITIES of a morningwalk on Silver Cloud Trail:• coming upon a fairy ring of

tiny, cup-shaped tan mushroomsin a circle that touches both sidesof the path;• being led down a path by

Papa Quail; once I was safely pastthe nest off to the side, he andMama burst into flight;• finding pink carnations

growing at the base of a trail sign,the seed wafted in by the wind orcarried by a bird (there are noother carnations growing atHillspeak) ;• watching a gray fox streak

across the path in front of me,hurrying home before the sun istoo high (since we have no chick-ens and foxes help keep therodent population under control,they are welcome neighbors);• admiring pink wildflowers

in a bed so precisely set out italmost appears Patient Wife hasplanted them there;• watching the black-and-

white cats cautiously and careful-ly check out a box turtle crossingthe path; once their curiosity is

satisfied they continue their walkand he continues his plodding;• adding another dogwood to

my mental count as I discoveranother seedling breakingthrough;• persuading a blacksnake

(one of the good guys) that heshould not sun himself in themiddle of Skyline Drive lest heget run over, and watching himdisappear into the grass;• checking the “candles” on

Virginia pines to see how muchthey have grown since yesterday;• stopping at a high point to

“blow” and admire the view, andhaving Gray rub against my legpurring her contentment with thetime and the place.Not all these happenings occur

every morning, of course, butthey occur often enough that,with Robert Browning, I figure:“God’s in His heaven –All’s right with the world.”

— The Trustees’ Warden

Reprint from the 1995 AdventChristmas - Epiphany issue of THEANGLICAN DIGEST.

HILLSPEAKING



Saints and Seasons

Lord, Open our lips. And ourmouth shall proclaim yourpraise.So begins Morning Prayer

every day, decade after decade,century after century. “Open ourlips and our mouth shall pro-claim your praise.” Maybe that’sbecause so often we open ourmouth and what comes out is notpraise but our own plans or com-plaints, “if only, what if” ... So it’sgood to be reminded each morn-ing, right off the bat, that this isthe purpose of our lips: to singGod’s praise. I am not at the cen-ter; God is. I am not my own; Ibelong to Another. But God’sstory is bigger than just me, thanjust humankind; all of creation;stars and angels, brooks andtrees, waves and waterfalls, “thevast expanse of interstellarspace, galaxies, suns and theplanets in their courses,” and allthe varied creatures great andsmall, join the hymn of praise.This great cosmic chorus is

what November is all about, ifwe have ears to hear. It’s themonth that starts with All SaintsDay: “And when the strife isthere, the warfare long, steals onthe ear the distant triumph song,and hearts are brave again, and

arms are strong, Alleluia,Alleluia” (Hymn 287). It’s alsothe month of Thanksgiving andour celebration of the naturalabundance of the season. And itculminates with the joyous andtriumphant celebration thatbrings the liturgical year to itscompletion. The Feast of Christthe King always seems to flashwith gold and trumpets beforesubsiding into the winter nightsof silent Advent waiting.This is also the time of year

when the stress and activity levelramp up, when our lists increaseand we are inclined to becomeobsessed with ourselves and ourplans and wants and needs. “Wedon’t have time” we complain.All the more reason to turn to thequiet discipline of the centuriesold Daily Office and let steal onthe ear that distant triumphsong. Thus, each morning we arereminded to start with thanks-giving. For all God has done butalso for all that God IS; “for allyour goodness and loving-kind-ness to us and to all whom youhave made ... for our creation,preservation, and all the bless-ings of this life, but above all forthe inestimable love in theredemption of the world by ourLord Jesus Christ; for the meansof grace and for the hope of


glory.” And this daily remem-brance of the “inestimable love”of God brings Morning Prayer toa close — during the days of mychildhood, today and since thevery first American Book ofCommon Prayer. Every day,decade after decade, centuryafter century, we join the hymnof praise.Lord, Open our lips, and ourmouth shall proclaim yourpraise.

— Louise Buck, via St. Paul’sPrinter, San Diego, California

Expectations

What requirements does theEpiscopal Church place on itsmembership? How might wemake the Lordship of JesusChrist known in our communityand culture and how can we do abetter job of working, prayingand giving to the spread of God’sKingdom? All of these questionsshould be seen as interrelatedbecause they share the same goal— the implanting and nurture of

a transforming faith based onGod’s will that “we complete hiswork in the world, and bring tofulfillment the sanctification ofall.” (Eucharistic Prayer D) Theseexpectations are meant to shape,mold and challenge us to live atransforming life and to bringthat life to bear in the world inwhich we live — they include:

1. We will worship God in hisChurch every Sunday andevery major Holy Day, unlessprevented by serious illnessor other grave cause.

2. We will observe, in a fittingmanner, the feasts and fastsof the Church Calendar andwill regularly receive HolyCommunion, after adequatepreparation.

3. We will say our prayers daily,in the morning and evening,as well as grace at meals.

4. We will take an active part,whenever possible, in theactivities and organizationsof the local parish — es-pecially those which culti-vate our spiritual life, andempower to serve our neigh-bors and bring the spirituallyhungry to the knowledge ofour Lord.


5. We will give to the support ofthe parish, diocese and mis-sion fields an amount that isboth sacrificial and reflectiveof the reality that all thingswhich are in our possessioncome of God. We will alsorespond to all reasonableappeals of the Church onspecial occasions and if ablesubscribe to and read aChurch periodical.

6. If we are blessed with the giftof children we will not onlysee that they are Baptized onan appropriate Sunday orHoly Day but will instructthem in the doctrine, disci-pline and worship of theChurch. We will also makesure our children will bepresented to the Bishop forconfirmation when they areprepared “to make a maturepublic affirmation of theirfaith and commitment to theresponsibilities of their Bap-tism.” (Rubrics for Confirma-tion)

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12. Above all we will attempt tolive our lives in conformancewith the Summary of theLaw, the vision of theBeatitudes, while taking seri-ously our Lord’s warningabout the end of the Agesand our need to love as heand the Father love.

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For or Against God

I find our Christian life togetherto be evermore a matter of“both/and” rather than “either/or.” Simple choices cannot answermany of the big questions of faithand witness. There is, of course, one funda-

mental question about whichthere is no choice for us. Are wefor God or against God? There isno “both/and” about this. Jesussaid in one place, “If you are notfor me you are against me.” Andin another place he said, “If youare not against me you are forme.” There is no ambiguity aboutthis. It is a simple and clearchoice.

But having made that choice, weare confronted with a multiplicityof paradoxes. Life in Christ, as itsustains and wholly accounts forthe complexities, differences, andvariance of human life, is not assimple as it appears. It is notmerely imitation; it is involve-ment in his life and in one anoth-er’s. We are enjoined to lose ourlife in order to gain it — to die inorder to live — to lay down ourlives for our friends. We are togive away all in order to haveeverything. If we love our life wewill lose it. If we hate our life we

will find it. We are to love our ene-mies. A thorough reading of the

scriptures will reveal contradic-tions and conflicts — not to men-tion some real challenges. Jesussaid, “You have a law that says‘Thou shalt not kill,’ but I say toyou even if you think evil of yourbrother in your heart you areguilty of murder.” Is this animpossible standard, an unreach-able perfection? Perhaps it takesaccount of and challenges ourown limitations and ambiva-lences. All of this can lead to adesire for clear, simple, andabsolute choices in determiningwhat is right. We look for direc-tion and unambiguity. We areoften left with paradoxes. And it doesn’t stop with the

sayings of Jesus. In the life of theChurch — the living Christiancommunity — there are teachingsthat seem to be at variance withone another. What, for example,do we mean by “God the Father”and “Son of God” when we alsobelieve that God is fully incarnatein the Son - that the Word becameflesh and dwelt among us? Whatdo we mean when we talk of theSpirit of God dwelling withineach of us and at the same time“with the Father and the Son . . .worshiped and glorified?“ Is the


Body of Christ the sacramentalBread of the Eucharist or is it thecommunity of believers alsocalled Christ’s Body the Churchreceiving this bread? In which ofthese is the Real Presence experi-enced? How can I be, at the sametime, saved and forgiven throughBaptism and a sinner who contin-ues to “leave undone those thingsthat I ought to have done anddone those things that I ought notto have done.” All of this has per-plexed and challenged me, as I amsure it has you, throughout myadult life in the church. In fact,even as a child, I kept asking awk-ward questions like, “How canGod be in heaven and at the sametime everywhere?” “How candead people still be alive when Ican’t see them?” Oh, for thosesimple Sunday School answers. If I am honest with myself

about even the most childishquestions, I have to come outfrom behind the screen of theolog-ical sophistication that I havedeveloped over the years andadmit I still don’t know. Mysteryis not just a word for the hidden-ness that God’s greatness inter-poses between my mind and him-self. It is actually a description ofmy frustration at not knowing orunderstanding these seemingparadoxes and contradictions.

In these latter days, however, Ihave discovered a new peace incontemplating the things of God,his scriptures and his challengingSon. This peace can be found in aplace where it doesn’t any longerhave to be all this way or all thatway. It can in fact be both ways —held in tension by Jesus himselfwho in our human flesh bothlived and died, is temporal andeternal, was real then and is realnow, makes me part of his Bodyand feeds me with his Body, for-gives me once for all in his divineplan and forgives again and againwhen we are reconciled anew inour human way. Jesus is the singlemeans of making it “both/and.”He is the One in whom it neverhas to be “either/or.” And this isbecause we ourselves are all total-ly different from one another. If ithad to be “either/or” betweenany of us we would none of us behere. If it had to be you OR me wewould both be destroyed. In Jesusit can be BOTH you AND mebecause in him we both have lifeand we are made new and recon-ciled. “Behold I show you a mys-tery!” (St. Paul).

— The Rev. John Bolton,The Church of Our Saviour,

Atlanta, Georgia


Fruit and Vine

As the branch cannot bear fruit byitself, unless it abides in the vine,neither can you, unless you abide inme. I am the vine, you are thebranches. (John 15 :4,5)

I’m fascinated with fruit itseems, addicted to it perhaps. Notthe fruit that grows on trees,mind you, but the fruit peoplecan produce. Sure peaches andfigs and apples and oranges aregood. If tomatoes are fruit (andtechnically I guess they are), Ilove them. But what really getsme going is the fruit of our labors.When I was a little kid, I used tolie awake at night and thinkabout how fast I could ride a bicy-cle or how many hits I might getin the baseball game the next day.When I got a little older I thoughtabout the next big tennis match orwhat other office I might getelected to at school. Then I beganto dream about what I might dowith my life that would reallymake a difference in the world. I’ve always thought about

what I could do next and howwell it might be accomplished.Over the years, those thoughtshave been about different thingsbut a certain portion of my nightsare always spent thinking and

dreaming about what should beaccomplished the next day.There’s so much that needs to bedone, so much that needs correct-ing, so much potential, so manythings that run around in myhead. And the reason it might beless of a fascination and more ofan addiction is that what is goingto happen tomorrow is alwaysmore important to me than whathas happened today. I forgetabout the events of this day as Ipush forward into the next day’spossibilities. That’s what fruit is for me,

oftentimes, those things that Imight get done or the things thatwe might accomplish together. Inmy earlier years it seems I wasrarely satisfied by anything. NowI do take more satisfaction in cer-tain things, and am a little moreaccepting of things as they turnout, but accomplishments andmeeting goals still hang out thereas giant carrots. (I know that’s avegetable but stick with me.) John’s gospel, as it addresses

fruit and vine and branch, is achallenge for me. It reminds methat I am often looking in thewrong direction. While I tend to look at what I

might do or participate in whichwill be productive, the gospelreminds me that I am fruitful only


to the extent to which I am sus-tained. Aging is beginning toshow me that my body andmind aren’t perpetual motionmachines. I must be fed in orderto produce. As my attention ismore naturally on the fruit, Jesuscalls my focus back to the vinewhich nurtures me. As I look tothe vine and feed on it, much bet-ter fruit is produced certainly.And the fruit ceases to have thatultimate value I had previouslyplaced on it. The wonders of thevine are more spectacular thanthe fruit.When I look only at the fruit,

that becomes the only thing I see.There grows the compulsion tomake more of it and even the con-fusion about who is making thefruit. Surely it is my accomplish-ment: I dreamed of it; I workedhard on it; I made it happen! Thatkind of addictive focus leads to apretty self-centered existence. As my attention is drawn back

to the vine that sustains me, I seemy proper place in the whole sys-tem. I am the branch. I grow fromChrist and certain fruits comefrom my branch. But the fruit isnot my own. I am not my own. Iam attached to the vine. I amChrist’s. As I abide in that vine, anew peace develops. Perhapseven more and better fruit

emerges, yet the truth of the greatagelessness of the vine presentsitself as so much more wondrousthan the very temporary fruit thathas only a season. Are you too fruit conscious? Do

you only see what you are to do?Have you lost that sense of appre-ciation? Are you working andpushing your way through life tothe exclusion of worship and ado-ration of the force which sustainsyou? If so, repent and return tothe vine. The love of Christ hasbrought you here and it only willtake you further.

—The Rev. Robert Wisnewski, Jr.,St. John’s,

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Mass atPlaya del Carmen

Thirty-five years ago, my familyand some friends began an annu-al trek to Mexico for a week eachsummer. First we went to MexicoCity, but it was too big and toobusy. Next we tried Acapulcoand it was wonderful but so faraway. Then came Puerto Vallartaand it, too, was so far way. So wetried Cozumel and that lasted forseveral years. We also did whatthe workmen did; we caught theferry and rode over to Playa delCarmen. It was a 45-minute ride.Playa del Carmen, in those days,was just a ferry stop enablingworkers to board a bus and go toCancun where there was lots ofwork available at the hotels pop-ping up along the beach and atthe restaurants.

Getting off the ferry at Playa delCarmen one saw on the left asmall bar with a thatched roof.On the right, and it is still there,was Hotel Molcas. On up the hill,one turned right and went aboutthe equivalent of three blocks tothe bus station on the left. Beforethat on the right was a very, verysmall white stucco CatholicChurch. It was the only church intown, of course, and on Sundays,

people were hanging in the win-dows to hear the priest becauseall the pews were full.

That church is still there eventhough there was a magnificentone built about five years ago.But it is a good mile or more tothat church if one can even findit. I have been lost a couple oftimes trying to find the churchand no one understood my ques-tion, “Iglesia Católica, porfavor?”

We went to Playa del Carmenagain this year and figured that itwas about the 13th time we havebeen there since it became ametropolis. You would notbelieve the people and the shopsand the people and the hotelsthat now occupy Playa delCarmen. It is advertised as “TheMayan Riviera,” and rightly so. It was raining this first Sunday

in June, 2008. So bundled up inponchos that cost $5.50 at thehotel gift shop, we proceeded togo to Mass at the CatholicChurch in Playa del Carmen. Myfriend said we looked like threegrey ghosts, laughing hysterical-ly, parading down the mainstreet on the way to Mass. Since the early days, the

church interior has been turned


around. One now enters from themain street and the back wall hasbecome a huge window.Through this window wewatched the palm fronds waveand double over under theonslaught of a little tropicaldepression which moved overthe Yucatan.

The ladies of the church haddecorated the ends of the pews,twenty of them, with nativeflowers and had filled the spacebehind the altar with crotons.The altar held a magnificent goldcross that the priest brought inand placed on the altar. It wasnot there during the weekdayswhen we looked in. The Churchis always open. Flanking thealtar, and taller, were two goldenangels, one on each side. Theydisappeared during Mass, thencame back out during the week-days.

At the appointed time, thepriest entered and began theMass. A very talented youngman played the guitar accompa-nied by the voices of two or threeyoung women. The townspeoplealso sang but there were no hym-nals and no Book of CommonPrayer. They sang from memory.There were other tourists like usthere. We did not understand

one word that was spoken orsung, but beyond a shadow of adoubt the presence of God was atthat Mass. I saw it in the faces ofthe people who came in off thestreet. I could not keep my mindon the priest or on the youthfulmusicians because I kept watch-ing the faces of the people.

When it came time to go to thefront and receive the wafer, theBody of Christ, I went. I havealways felt that there is very littledifference in Catholicism andAnglicanism. If this is my onlychance for communion with Godthis week, I am going to take itbecause I need this every week.

All of us felt uplifted with ourexperience and yet it was such ahumble experience and onewhich we have each week at ourown churches. I have nevermissed the Sunday Mass at Playadel Carmen as long as I havebeen going. It is mucho reward-ing each time I go.

— Dot Hill, Holy Trinity,Dickinson, Texas

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Clarity, Meaning, andPurpose

“Only time will tell.” That is one ofthose quotes that is, frankly,sometimes helpful; sometimesirritating. It was one my grand-mother used a great deal whenimploring patience from hergrandkids about a wide variety ofthings.

But, you know, it is not a badquote to tug on — particularlywhen one is moving through adark period in his or her life. Inthe moment, pain and sufferingseem difficult — perhaps unbear-able. In the long term things oftenlook different. They can be inter-preted differently. In the momentof childbirth, one rarely pondersthe joy of parenting. In the strug-gle of parenting, one rarely pon-ders the long view of a productiveyoung adult. In the midst of grad-uate school, the budding attorneyor medical student strugglesmightily to produce someonewho can make a positive differ-ence in the world. In the gym,weights curled and hurled rarelyproduce strong muscles withoutsome pain. You get the picture. But why on earth — on earth(!)

— does pain have to be part of therecipe of human existence? Let me

suggest an answer in two parts.First of all, one rarely thinks of thelong view. We are (too often, per-haps) bound to the 24-hour clock.We tend to live minute by minute,hour by hour, day by day. Anaddict in a 30-day recovery pro-gram would likely prefer to be“fixed” overnight but it does notwork that way. We often want our prayers

answered “now!” and “in myway!” (Maybe you don’t but I do!)We tend to forget that God is notbound by time; he is literally out-side of time. So perhaps ourprayers are answered today but inGod’s time. Maybe they wereanswered yesterday, even beforewe prayed them! Unchain your-self from the clock when it comesto dealing with God’s time andours.

When we look at a far away star,astronomers tell us that we areactually seeing light from years,sometimes decades; perhaps evencenturies before! That star mayhave long ago exploded; yet itis burning dimly in our owneyes. Physicist Stephen Hawking has

quoted Augustine’s belief thatany God must exist outside oftime. The theory of relativity hasbeen proven with experiments


that show time is not bound byour clock. For instance, if an astro-naut’s speed approached thespeed of light, time would actual-ly slow down for that person.Thus an astronaut who lifted offfrom earth and approached thespeed of light would returnyounger than someone of thesame age she left back on earth. Itis hard to grasp because we are sobound by time but let me encour-age you to let go of that notion fora moment. If you realize that Godworks outside our time, perhapsit would be easier to accept thatour momentary pains might bedoing something in and throughus that we cannot now imagine.This thought leads me to the

second part of my recipe.

The best way I know to sum thisup (as hard as it is to swallow) isfound in Romans 5:2-5, 11: werejoice in the hope of the glory of God.Not only so, but we also rejoice in oursufferings, because we know that suf-fering produces perseverance; perse-verance, character; and character,hope. And hope does not disappointus, because God has poured out hislove into our hearts by the HolySpirit, whom he has given us. I’d like to say it is easier than

that. For those of you who haveexperienced the pain of child-

birth, would you give up thatpain if it also meant giving upyour child? For those who haveexperienced the trials of maintain-ing a strong friendship or mar-riage, would you let go of thatpain if it meant a life of loneli-ness? For those who have experi-enced a measure of inner peaceafter a long period on your knees,would you give that up? For thoseof you who know that to have arelationship with our Lord, youmust continue to surrender yourown life into his hands, wouldyou pass up that life for keepingyourself, well — to yourself?You know the words, “No pain,

no gain.” Sounds really nifty at thegym but isn’t much fun when youare moving through personal painof a struggling marriage, anotherchemotherapy treatment, anestranged relationship with achild, a divided community of faith, and so on. But there’s truth

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to that bumper sticker philoso-phy. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once

said, “It was only when I lay thereon rotting prison straw that Isensed within myself the first stir-rings of good. Gradually, it wasdisclosed to me that the line sepa-rating good and evil passes, notthrough states, nor between class-es, nor between political partieseither, but right through humanhearts. So, bless you, prison, forhaving been in my life.”

Solzhenitsyn’s quote responds toboth pieces of my recipe. It wasnot in the moment, but in lookingat the whole of the moment, that agreater understanding abouthuman nature and relationship toGod became clearer and madesense to him. While he might haveliked to have come to this realiza-tion in a different way, it was thesuffering in prison that broughtabout clarity. I do not know what suffering

you, who are reading this now,may be going through at this verymoment; but I can tell you this —as Corrie Ten Boom wrote, “Thereis no pit so deep but he is notdeeper still.” In my own moments of anguish

(and I have had them), it was notuntil it was all over that clarity,

meaning, and perhaps even pur-pose became known; it was notuntil much later that I could seeGod’s hand.

I cannot say that every mysteryaround pain and suffering has yetto be revealed in my own journey;there are still lots of questionmarks out there for me aroundsome of those and I bet some foryou as well. As to those, I guessmy grandmother’s words still aretrue: “Only time will tell.”

— The Rev. Dr. Russell J.Levenson, Jr., St. Martin’s,

Houston, Texas

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“MERE ANGLICANISM” CONFERENCEThursday, January 15 – Saturday, January 17, 2009

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ENGAGING SECULARISM AND ISLAM:THE CHURCH’S CHALLENGE AND OPPORTUNITY

Analysis and reflection around the church’s engagement with secularism andIslam will constitute the program of this coming year’s conference, led by a ros-ter of internationally renowned speakers: Bishop Michael Nazir Ali – EngagingIslam; Dr. R. Albert Mohler – Engaging Secularism; Archbishop Gregory Venables –Global Anglicanism: The Southern Cone Connection; Archbishop Valentino Mokiwa– Global Anglicanism: The African Connection; Dr. Stephen Noll – GlobalAnglicanism: Ecclesiological Renewal; Bishop Robert Duncan – North AmericanAnglicanism post-GAFCON/Lambeth; William Abraham – Do Muslims andChristians Believe in the Same God?

Plenary panels and small group opportunities will be interspersed throughout theconference. Networking sessions and gatherings for theological educators andbloggers will be held. Major panelists, discussion leaders and liturgical partici-pants will include Archbishop Benjamin Kwashi, Bishop FitzSimons Allison, BishopJack Iker, Bishop Mark Lawrence, Roberta Bayer, Michael Carreker, Bill Dickson, KendallHarmon, Edith Humphrey, William McKeachie, Joe Murphy, William Nikides, AshleyNull, David Short, Steve Wood, Al Zadig, and many other lay leaders, clergy andbishops of the Common Cause Partnership.

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Righteous Indignation

A much-loved former rector ofour parish was known for hisincisive, often profound ser-mons. He had a knack for hom-ing in on a truth within an every-day context all listeners couldidentify with and understand.One Sunday he selected as his

text the wrath manifested byElihu against Job as related in Job32. But he did not begin with anexegesis of the passage. Instead,he described an experience of hisown to introduce the subject. Irecall it as follows:“From time to time,” he

declared, “I notice our magazinerack at home. I also notice thatmy wife does not place newspa-pers and magazines in the rackin the same orderly way I do. Atthose times I catch myselfbecoming extremely annoyedwith her. I question why anyonewould ever put a disorderly col-lection of items in the rack. Whywould she do this?” he asked, ina mocking tone. “What is wrongwith her? I know the right wayto do this and I know she has noreason for her lackadaisical man-ner.”He then contrasted his assess-

ment of the magazine rack with apossible reaction to very differ-

ent sets of circumstances. As anexample of those circumstances,he cited the systematic slaughterof unarmed civilians by murder-ous bands around the worldintent upon domination of terri-tories or resources. He alsopointed to the routine starvationof children in the developingworld, as well as the povertyapparent in our own nation.“Think for minute,” he sug-

gested. “Does the order of amagazine rack rate a comparisonwith the destruction of humanlife and spirit present in ourmidst?“As Christians we are called to

righteous indignation when weencounter evil, not when we feelslightly uncomfortable. We arecalled to bear witness — to dowhat is humanly possible — togive aid and comfort when oth-ers are in need.“But in contrast, in my annoy-

ance over the magazine rack, Iwas much like Elihu. [A]gainstJob was his wrath kindled,because he justified himselfrather than God.” [Job 32:2]“The difference between these

two reactions can be seen asindignant righteousness versusrighteous indignation.“Swelled with indignant right-

eousness, we unleash the most


selfish, worldly notions aboutourselves and others. We raiseourselves to make supreme judg-ments of ordinary acts of ourfamilies, our friends and ourneighbors. We become ends inourselves.“Fired by righteous indigna-

tion, we deliver ourselves to theChristian principle of love andfellowship that brings all of usunder the saving power that hasno end. We act on behalf of thegood news that Christ loves usand stands against all selfishdesigns and seeks to eliminatehuman degradation in any form.By the power of the Holy Spirit,for our sake, may we continuallybe reminded of this truth.”I am certain that I have not

been able to provide an accuratetranscription of this sermon frommemory. But I have thoughtabout its meaning many timessince it was delivered nearlythree decades ago. I have alsothought about its author — thelate Rev. Earle Page. His instruc-tive guidance remains a vitalforce for all of us who had theprivilege of knowing him as ourpastor.

— George B. Crawford,Holy Trinity,

Gainesville, Florida

Pretending

The verb “to pretend” is anaction word of many connota-tions. First there is the delightfulnotion of pretending throughimagination. Who can forgetone’s child dressed in undergar-ments and a cape pretending tobe a superhero? Or perhaps yourlittle ones were more disposed toimagine themselves as cartooncharacters — Elmo or MickeyMouse, Grover or Kermit, Nemoor Superman. As they age, ourchildren engage in more adultpretense — behaving as if theywere physicians or coaches,truck drivers or builders, sol-diers or rock stars. Pretending isan essential component of devel-opment, an enchanting methodof exploration that leads to self-understanding and purpose.

There is also adult pretending,a behavior that is sometimes pos-itive and sometimes negative,sometimes essential but at othertimes annoying or intentionallymean. Those who say they aretelling truth when they knowthey are not are committing neg-ative pretending. Those who tellanother they will be a true friendor lover or confidence keeperand then intentionally betray


that person are pretending nega-tively. Those who becomeinvolved in a charity only to berecognized by others as good arepretending negatively. Thosewho say they are Christian andthen treat others as if they weresecond-class citizens are pre-tending negatively. There is a positive form of pre-

tense as well. In fact, positivepretending may be the only wayin which we might move closerto God, the only way in whichwe can actually become morelike the folks God intended us tobe. With this type of pretending,we are called to serve one anoth-er with loving kindness, evenwhen we do not like each other.We are called to extend charity toour neighbors, even when theyare unattractive or annoying. Weare called to forgive our enemies,even when they continue to treatus poorly even when they con-tinue to wreck our lives. The only way in which we,

humans that we are, are able toobtain any concrete resemblanceof a Christian existence in thisworld begins through pretend-ing. It may not be fun, at first, toserve the underserved. It maynot be fun, at first, to care for thesick or smelly. It may not be funat first, to listen when others dis-

agree with us or to remainaccepting when others are differ-ent or to feel compassion whenpeople treat us poorly. It may notbe fun, at first, to continue to rec-ognize our own sinfulness and toseek the strength of God to over-come our inherent natures.However, it is the kind of pre-tending that moves us closer tobecoming Christlike — as we arecalled to be. There is a great quote from the

movie Batman that says: “It is notwho you are underneath, ratherit is what you do that definesyou.” Underneath our skin weshare many similarities. We areall at times kind and at timesnasty; sometimes gracious andsometimes mean; sometimesfaithful and sometimes doubt-ing. But the more we behave as ifwe were truly Christians, themore we will be so. It takes prac-tice, prayer, a whole lot of posi-tive pretending, and the willing-ness to be open to God workingthrough us. We can be certainthat the more we desire and pre-tend to be faithful, God willmove in us to make us so.

— The Rev. Catherine W. Davis,St. James’,

Wilmington, North Carolina


Doing the Right Thing

Doing the right thing mayhave a price, but the witness isworth it. With two runners onbase and a strike against her,Sara Tucholsky of WesternOregon University uncorked herbest swing and did somethingshe had never done in highschool or college. She hit her firsthome run. The ball cleared thecenter field fence, but it seemedto be the shortest of dreams-come-true when she missed firstbase, started back to tag it, andcollapsed with a knee injury. She crawled back to first but

was in such pain, she could dono more. The first base coachsaid she would be called out ifher teammates tried to help her.“Or,” the umpire said, “a pinch-runner could be called in, andthe homer would count as just asingle.” Then, members of the oppos-

ing Central WashingtonUniversity softball team stunnedtheir home crowd in Ellensburgby carrying Tucholsky aroundthe bases so the three-run homerwould count — an act that ulti-mately contributed to their ownelimination from the playoffs. Central Washington first base-

man Mallory Holtman, the all-

time home run leader in theGreat Northwest AthleticConference, asked the umpire ifshe and her teammates couldhelp Tucholsky. The umpire saidthere was no rule against it. SoHoltman and shortstop LizWallace put their arms underTucholsky’s legs and she put herarms over their shoulders. Thethree headed around the basepaths, stopping to let Tucholskytouch each base with her goodleg. “It was the right thing to do,”

Holtman told Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen. “She hit itover the fence. She deserved thehome run.” “We didn’t know that she was

a senior or that this was her firsthome run,” Wallace added. “The only thing I remember is

that Mallory asked me which legwas the one that hurt,”Tucholsky said. “I told her it wasmy right leg and she said, ‘OK,we’re going to drop you downgently and you need to touch itwith your left leg,’ and I said‘OK, thank you very much.’“ As the trio reached home the

entire Western Oregon team wasin tears. Central Washington coach

Gary Frederick, 70, a 14-yearcoaching veteran, called the act


of sportsmanship “unbeliev-able.” “It’s a great story,” Pan Knox,

Tucholsky’s coach, observed.“Something I’ll never forget —the game’s about character andintegrity and sportsmanship . . .it’s not always about winningand losing.” Her home run sent Western

Oregon to a 4-2 victory, endingCentral Washington’s chances ofwinning the conference andadvancing to the playoffs, but . . .it was the right thing to do.

Some food for thought.

— The Rev. Guido F. Verbeck III,St. Paul’s,

Shreveport, Louisiana

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From the Editor…A Plea for Porches

Try a mental exercise with me.Imagine you were not a person offaith and you came to the parishwhere you worship — wouldthere be a way for you to find asafe place there where you feltfree to explore your questions,struggles and doubts?I bet you answered no; I know I

have in most parishes in which Ihave served.Yet it was William Temple who

said that the church is the onlyorganization in the world whichexists primarily for those who arenot yet her members. If that is thecase, then why do people who donot have faith but who wish forfaith or have questions about thegospel find most churches sounwelcoming in their quest?To do better, churches need to

provide porches. Although disap-pearing in many American homesrecently, porches play a vital func-tion. They are an intermediateground in which people who livein the house come out of thehouse and can be seen, andindeed talked to, by passers by onthe sidewalk.It is a big risk to go into some-

one’s house, but not to talk tothem on their porch. Indeed,most people when invited will go


onto a porch and speak with peo-ple who ask them to come.Such a safe intermediate

ground is exactly what parishesneed to provide. What will it looklike? One example is the Alphacourse, used in many Anglicanparishes worldwide. It involves ameal, it has small group discus-sion after a presentation, and itseeks in its format to bend overbackwards to allow people whodo not consider themselves asChristians to partake.In one parish in the diocese in

which I serve, Saint Paul’s inSummerville, South Carolina, aself-professed Satanist became abeliever through an Alpha class(Really).Think about that for a moment.

Do you think when he began hewould have felt comfortable inSunday morning worship? In-deed not. But the Alpha coursegave him a safe porch on which tostrike up a conversation and askhard questions.Another example would be

what I call “Agnostics Anony-mous” where you take a smallgroup Bible study meeting atsomeone’s home and you plan anevening where group membersinvite friends for exactly the pur-pose of asking questions aboutthe faith. You then bring in an

ordained leader or lay leader whogives a provocative five minutepresentation and then takes ques-tions. With planning and prayer,these can be great opportunities.Another idea of which I am

fond is called “Questions from theHeart.” You have an AdultSunday school class explicitlydevoted to questions people arewrestling with in their faith.When the class begins you askpeople to come prepared withwritten questions – which they intheir hearts really need answered– which the leader then readsaloud. After that first introducto-ry class, the questions are thenprinted and numbered. The sub-sequent classes consist of takingnumbered questions, several at atime, and preparing for them overthe next week together. This is thekind of an environment whichsomeone wrestling with faithsometimes finds inviting.Jesus told us to be fishers of

men and women. In order to beeffective at fishing, you need tohave the right time and the rightbait. That means providingporches where fish and bait cancome together. May God grant usenergy and creativity to providesuch environments in our parish-es in the weeks and years ahead.

— KSH +

Contents

Recalling the Past ....................................................... 3

The Father Founder ................................................ 4

We Are the Very Model ......................................... 6

A Fable .......................................................................... 8

The Great Commission .............................................. 9

Job Description ............................................................ 11

Presence and Remembrance ..................................... 13

Memorials ..................................................................... 20

I Am Sending You ...................................................... 31

Hillspeaking ................................................................ 33

Saints and Seasons ..................................................... 34

Expectations .................................................................. 35

Deaths ............................................................................ 43

For or Against God ..................................................... 48

Fruit and Vine .............................................................. 50

Mass at Playa del Carmen ......................................... 52

Clarity, Meaning, and Purpose ................................ 54

Righteous Indignation ............................................... 58

Pretending .................................................................... 59

Doing the Right Thing .............................................. 61

A Plea for Porches ....................................................... 62

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