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Christus Rex Anglican Province of Christ the King

Vol. 9, No. 1 Apostolic Christianity in the Anglican Tradition February, 2016

St Luke's New Rose Window

St. Luke’s new church building in, Redding, California, has a rather large rose window in

the east wall of the building above the altar. The window is five feet in diameter and there are

smaller circular windows on the north and south walls.

Donald Doutt wanted to give the rose window as a memorial in memory of his wife Betsy.

So, Lynn Smith, Rector Fr. Jeffrey Smith’s wife, looked into purchasing the east rose window

using the traditional stained glass method but because of the size the cost was prohibitive, more

than $60,000. With the help of Fr. Scott Mitchell, Curate, Lynn searched elsewhere and

contacted a firm that does 3D glass printing, a brand new technology.

To begin with the church had to find a design, so the task was given to the ACW to make a

selection. Each woman in St. Luke’s large ACW selected a design that she liked from a book or

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the internet and submitted it. The only requirement was that the density of the design had to be

greater than 600 pixels per square inch. Many designs were submitted and there was a vote to

select the final one. The winning selection was submitted by ACW member Lindsay Stroing.

The design was chosen mainly because it went along with the theme of the altar rail kneelers

that the church embroidery guild had just completed - the saints and twelve apostles.

This original design was made by a living artist and is actually a stained glass window in a

United Methodist Church in Florida. The artist, Victor Berthelsdorf, had a studio in Florida at

that time, but has since moved to Oregon. The studio web site has photos of the installation in

Florida and a page with descriptions of the symbols in the window: http://kaleidoscope-

glass.com/NRoseDescript.htm.

St. Luke’s obtained permission from the artist for a one time reproduction and it was

submitted to the design firm SGO in Salem, Oregon. SGO says that “The Stained Glass Overlay

product utilizes a unique process combining multiple materials (glass, lead, multi-layered

mylars, bevels, jewels, etc.) to form a solid piece of decorative glass.”

A special crate was made for the glass window and it was shipped by Fed Ex freight class.

A local glazier had been contacted in April to make certain that he could install such a large

piece. A scaffold had to be built in order to lift the window into place approximately 40 feet

above the altar and the event was watched by many of the ACW, some of who videoed the

event. The glazier later said that he was a “bit nervous” at the time, but all went well. The total

cost came to less than one tenth of the original estimate using the traditional method.

Join the APCK Lenten Retreat

Register now for the upcoming APCK Parishioners Lenten Retreat at the Vallombrosa

Center (http://vallombrosa.org/) in Menlo Park, California. There is limited space available.

The Retreat will feature meditations by The Rev. Canon Steven Dart on The Glorious

Liberty of the Children of God. The Retreat will begin on Friday evening, March 11, and end

Sunday afternoon, March 13.

The retreat fee is $249 for a single room and meals and $215 for a shared room. Please

make your reservation now by sending a deposit of $50 to St. Joseph of Arimathea Foundation,

P.O. Box 40020, Berkeley, CA 94704 and specify if you prefer a single or shared room. Please

call Canon Dart at 480-488-0525 if you would like more information.

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Three New Priests Ordained in Atlantic States Father Gregory L. Koon was ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday, November

21st, at St. Alban's Anglican Church in Lady Lake, Florida, and celebrated his first Mass on

Sunday, November 22nd

, at the same church.

Father Koon was raised an Episcopalian, was confirmed in 1962, and served as an acolyte

until 1969. But when the Episcopal Church began radically changing, Father Koon began

exploring other churches. Eventually he found an Anglican church in Georgia, but he began

maritime work that took him to many places for several years and he could only attend an

Anglican church when and where he found one.

Working his way up the ranks, he obtained his Captain’s License and worked as a free-lance

Captain for 35 years. Some of his positions included Military Sea-Lift Command, two cruise

lines, charter trips in the Caribbean, and commercial work in the Gulf of Mexico oil industry.

Although his work was enjoyable, he always felt that there was something missing.

In 2006 Father Koon was diagnosed with cancer and came to realize that he should take a

different path. He vowed to devote his life to the service of our Lord. This brought him to serve

as a Deacon at St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Lady Lake, Florida, and, now, to the Priesthood.

Left to right: Front row: Dr. John F. Schneider, Thurifer, Master Jordan Holley, Boat Boy, Mr.

Steve Holley, Postulant, Mr. M. Miles Burnett, Esq., Rector's Warden, St. Alban's; Back row:

Miss Emma Holley, Fr. Gregory Koon, Bishop John Upham, Fr. David Sweeney.

Photo by Jennifer Hill.

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Father Thomas A. Mills was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood in St. Andrew's

Anglican Church in West Point, Georgia, on Saturday, December 5th, 2015, and celebrated his

first Mass on Sunday, December 6th in the same church.

Father Mills was born in Georgia and grew up in Savannah. Baptized as a youngster in the

Baptist Church, he soon joined the Methodist Church. He graduated from LaGrange College

with a B.A. in Art and Design and later earned degrees in Education and Fine Arts (MFA,

Syracuse University). He has taught art, history, and science in public school and community

college and currently teaches art history at Columbus State University. He and his wife Debra

were married in 1975 and have three children and four grandchildren.

Father Mills and his wife left the Methodist Church in 2004 and attended St. George’s

Anglican Church in Columbus, Georgia, a traditional Anglican church in the province of the

Anglican Church in American. However, in 2010, they found the APCK’s St. Andrew’s

Anglican Church and were confirmed there in 2012.

Father Mills attended Emory University’s Candler School of Theology for two terms and

completed courses through St. Joseph of Arimathea Seminary. He was ordained Deacon in

2013.

Left to right: Front row: Fr. Michael Church, Vicar, St. Thomas Aquinas, Montgomery, AL;

Master Anthony Deutsch, Crucifer; Mr. Joe Earnest, Reader; Mr. Mark Arthington, Acolyte;

Back row: Fr. R. Bryan Smith, Rector, Holy Comforter, Montevallo, AL; Fr. Thomas Mills;

Bishop John Upham; Fr. Charles Hart, Vicar, Parish of Christ the King, Washington, DC.

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Fr. Michael Church, who preached the

sermon during Fr. Mills’ Ordination Mass,

admonishes Fr. Mills to adhere with great

rigor to the words of Christ Jesus to His

Apostles and to His ambassadors and to

remember that he is a priest of Jesus Christ

forever.

During Fr. Mills' first Mass there were also two Confirmations and a Reception of a New

Member to the APCK.

Left to right: Front row: Dorothy Olinger (Confirmed), Doreen Frankenfield (Received), Jan

Smith (Confirmed); Back row: Fr. Thomas Mills; Bishop John Upham, Fr. Michael Church.

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Father David A. Sweeney was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood on Saturday,

November 7th, 2015, and celebrated his first Mass on Sunday, November 8th at St. George's

Anglican Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. Fr. Sweeney will serve as Curate at St. George’s.

Father Sweeney was born in Massachusetts and grew up in several east coast locations as

his father, a Congregational minister, served in various churches. He graduated from Boston

University in English Education and later received an MFA from Brandeis University. In 1971

he met and married his wife Wendy and settled in Boston where their two children, Mark and

Robin, were born. In 1985 the family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina.

Father Sweeney’s secular work has been primarily as a technical writer, trainer, and

instructional designer. Wendy worked as a social worker in the substance abuse field. They

were United Methodists for much of their married life, but became desirous of more liturgically

and sacramentally focused worship. They found St. George’s Anglican Church and became

members in the early 2000’s.

Responding to a call to the ministry, Father Sweeney pursued the Diaconate and was

ordained Deacon on December 11, 2004. As Deacon, he assisted at St. George’s as well as at St.

Alban’s and Christ the King churches. Father Sweeney completed online courses through St.

Joseph of Arimathea Seminary and attended summer sessions when the call to a priestly

vocation became clear.

Left to right: Front row: Mr. W. Melvin Little, Crucifer; Dcn. William Recher, Deacon, St.

George's; Fr. David Sweeney; Dr. John F. Schneider, Subdeacon; Back row: Canon W. Blair

Schultz, Rector, All Saints Anglican Church, Bolingbrook, IL; Bishop John Upham; Fr. Ben

Jones, Curate, St. George's.

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Two New Deacons Ordained in the Western States In the Diocese of the Western States two men have been ordained to the Diaconate: Deacon

David Jackson and Deacon Bruce Wilcox.

Deacon David Jackson was ordained Deacon on December 21, 2015, St.

Thomas Day, at St. Augustine of Canterbury, Chico, California, by Bishop Donald Ashman.

He was born a “cradle Episcopalian” in 1942 and received his education on the East Coast

including plans, which never materialized, for a PhD in Political Science. He came to California

in 1968, to Butte County in 1978, and to St. Augustine of Canterbury, in November of 2002

after the death of his wife.

Dcn. Jackson was alienated from the Episcopal Church in the early 1990’s. He studied for

the Deaconate for about 5 years before being ordained. Dcn. Jackson commented, “I wish I had

pursued the Deaconate when I was a young man and encourage any young men who have the

calling not to ignore it.”

The day saw a hard rain storm that was much needed in California but made travel difficult.

So Bishop Ashman extended special thanks to the clergy who traveled to Chico to assist in the

ceremonies.

Left to right: Canon Peter Hansen, St. Augustine’s; Dcn. David Jackson reading; Fr. David

Webb, St. Luke’s, Redding; Bishop Donald Ashman; Fr. Charles Dillon, St. Stephen’s,

Oakville; Fr. Michael Mautner, St. Peter’s, Oakland; Fr. Tony Sands, Holy Trinity,

Carmichael; Dcn. Brian Faith, St. Augustine’s.

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Deacon Bruce Wilcox was ordained Deacon on November 22, 2015, at the Parish

of St. Mark, Portland, Oregon, by Bishop Donald Ashman. He will serve at St. Mark’s.

Dcn. Wilcox grew up in rural Maine. He attended Moody Bible Institute in Chicago and the

King's College in New York State. He met his wife, Jennifer, in the San Francisco bay area and

they have been married for 23 years. After a few years in Boston they moved to Portland, just a

few blocks from Saint Mark's. They have been attending the Parish of Saint Mark for about ten

years. He had been away from the Church for over twenty years, but he and Jennifer were

attracted to the beauty of the parish church and its liturgy. The language of the 1928 Prayer

Book convinced Dcn. Wilcox to commit to the Faith.

Dcn. Wilcox has been a Postulant for about eight years, serving an "apprenticeship" at three

or more Masses each week and studying Church History and Liturgics under Father Lillegard.

Dcn. Wilcox has noted that, “As a Deacon my studies under Father Lillegard will continue to

help strengthen my role.”

Both Dcn. Wilcox and Jennifer work for a non-profit agency that provides mental health

and addiction treatment. Jennifer is a program manager and Dcn. Wilcox helps train and support

staff on the use of electronic medical records.

Left to right: Fr. Scott Herb, Litanist; Dcn. Bruce Wilcox; Bishop Donald Ashman;

Mr. Matthew Parrish, lay sub-deacon; Fr. Mark Lillegard, Preacher.

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Two New Videos Now Available On APCK Web Site

A video of the Archbishop Morse Memorial Plaque Dedication and subsequent Morning

Prayer held on October 24, 2015, at St. Joseph of Arimathea College Chapel is now available at

anglicanpck.org. Canon Hansen’s Slideshow Remembrance of Abp. Morse in the format of a

video is also available for viewing.

The videos can be accessed by selecting the links on the APCK web site home page as

shown below.

Our Savior, Santa Barbara, Meets and Celebrates

The Anglican Church of Our Saviour,

Santa Barbara, California, held its annual

meeting on the Second Sunday in Advent.

After a successful business meeting, all of the

parish family were invited to Harry's Plaza

Cafe for lunch. The parish was founded in

1987 as a parochial mission of the Church Of

Our Saviour, Los Angeles.

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