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The Anglican Digest - Fall 2020
The Anglican Digest - Fall 2020
2020
VOL. 62 NO. 3
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHAIRMAN
THE REV. CHARLESTON D. WILSON
VICE CHAIRMAN
THE REV. CHRISTOPHER COLBY
SECRETARY/TREASURER
THE REV. DR. C. BRYAN OWEN
THE RT. REV. JOHN C. BAUERSCHMIDT,
THE RT. REV. ANTHONY J. BURTON,
MARIAN CHANCELLOR
THE REV. CANON NEAL O. MICHELL
DR. E. MITCHELL SINGLETON, HONORARY
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE
THE REV. FREDRICK A. ROBINSON, EDITOR
THE RT. REV. ANTHONY F. M. CLAVIER, ASSISTANT EDITOR
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A Letter from the
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Dear Digest Family,
Most everyone remembers the opening line from A Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, and it was the worst of
times.” Dickens set his historical novel in Paris and London just before
the French Revolution. I wonder how a historical novel set in the latter
half of 2020 might begin?
There is always a tendency to focus on the negative – “the worst of
times.” The news media make billions of dollars by trying to make the
negative normative, yet we generally avoid people described as “having
a negative attitude.”
In all that we face, whether in times of great rejoicing, or as we walk
through the valley of the shadow of death, God is there. “If I ascend to
heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there,” declares
the Psalmist. And this really does make all the difference in the world.
No matter how many waves slam into the ship, no matter how seasick
and soul-sick I might get, the Good Physician is onboard. Again, that
makes all the difference in the world.
In this issue, which Fr. Fred has brilliantly assembled, I hope you sense
that God is present in your life – in our life together – in ways like never
before. And, when we discover that He’s been here all along, may we all
fall down in praise and adoration mindful that the best is yet to come.
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I
know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known” (I Cor
13:12).
All my love,
The Rev. Charleston D. Wilson
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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57 Thank You
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Finally, our primary goal is the building up of the Church, that
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Faithfully yours,
The Rev’d Fred Robinson+
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When you lose one of your senses another is enhanced. That is
why people who have no sense of humor have such a height-
ened sense of self-importance.
—borrowed
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The Sunday
Procession
When I think of Sunday
morning church, I begin by
imagining processions. I do
not mean the great proces-
sional hymn, which accom-
panies the choir and liturgical
ministers each Sunday as they whether we might rather stay
enter the nave. I mean the at home on Sunday morning.
many, individual processions Others of us have been out of
that each of us takes as we bed for hours, having hardly
prepare to enter the church thought about the choice, be-
on Sunday mornings. cause we have small children
and household responsibili-
All across the city, and from ties to manage.
beyond the city, our Sunday
morning processions begin Now, the morning routines
when we get out of bed. Al- start to rule our time, and
ready, we are considering some things begin to go
whether, and how, we will wrong. The dog needs more
get to church that day. And, care this morning. One family
of course, our mind is still member seems ill. The kitch-
sorting through worries and en dishes need to be washed.
hopes, maybe some left from The car will not start. Maybe
our night dreams and may- this morning’s news strangely
be some left from yesterday. interests us more than yes-
Some of us are by ourselves, terday’s did. A fallen tree, a
wondering what to wear or eat stranded car, a traffic jam, in-
for the day, and maybe even terrupts us.
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But all those events are part of others completely new. This is
the procession. The true pro- the procession, the gathering
cession, every Sunday, winds of the faithful – known and
its way through our own unknown, from near and far
thoughts and imaginations – towards some holy event.
and worries, walks through Finally, we are in our pews, or
kitchen duties and family seats, maybe the same ones we
fractions, and then joins the were in last week, but maybe
traffic of streets and express- not. Maybe we are in a new
ways, in trains and buses and place this Sunday. Maybe we
cars. are in our old place, but with
a new spirit, a new outlook, a
Outside our individual new perspective.
homes, we join others in this
Sunday procession. In the car, The processional hymn be-
we enter the crowded church gins. The formal line of vest-
parking lot, and we begin to ed ministers slides forward
navigate politeness and ur- from behind us. They are only
gency. The church service the very last, in a long line of
will start in a few minutes. By those who have processed that
the time we have entered the day. All of us have processed
front doors, we have been ir- now, towards some gathering
ritated several times, worried that we trust, towards a sacred
several more times, maybe community that we know
laughed and talked, and may- from experience, will produce
be even cried, or comforted something in us. Maybe our
the tears of someone else cry- gathering will show us love
ing. As we walk down the hall, again, or respect again, or ho-
towards the nave itself, we are liness again. Maybe, we pray,
seeing familiar faces, some our souls will know grace
of them are old friends, and and blessing again, after our
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FOR CHILDREN
MY YEAR WITH THE SAINTS
Peter Celano
This book introduces you to a saint every
day—people like you who made the
choice to love Jesus and give their lives to
him. These stories, prayers, and suggest-
ions for becoming holy are designed with
your needs and your life in mind. Once
you get underway toward sainthood, you should go ahead and
reveal these examples and teachings to the adults around you,
too. We all need this!
ITEM L180 (paperback, 160 pages, ages 7 & up, $15)
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Oriental Chicken
1/2 cup butter 2 cups diced chicken, large dice
1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup sautéed mushrooms
1 tablespoon salt 1/2 cup blanched almonds
1 cup cream 1 cup sliced water chestnuts
3 cups milk 1/4 cup pimento, cut in strips
2 cups chicken stock 1/4 cup sherry
Melt butter in top of double boiler, add flour and salt and
cook until bubbly; add cream, milk, and chicken stock,
stirring until smooth. Cook over hot water for 30 minutes.
Just before serving add other ingredients and heat thoroughly.
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self every day across the globe. each day among the villagers.
In the late 1990’s, the Envi- Her logbook was a vintage
ronmental Protection Agency World War II, canvas covered
in Washington asked me to go notebook. In page after page,
to Kazakhstan to set up a sys- virtually all of the entries said
tem for building safe drinking “dysentery.” Then, there was
water and basic sanitation fa- the page with the date that
cilities in rural villages, and our water system began oper-
build about a dozen of them. ation. No more “living water;”
so no more dysentery. Before
Our first project was in a vil- then, there was almost a page
lage of about 2,000 souls called a day taken up with dysentery
Algabas. About a month after entries. After the water sys-
the christening of our first tem started up, one page last-
project there by the U.S. Am- ed more than a week.
bassador and my young Ka-
zakh team leader, I went over Does this mean that we
to organize the next series of should all get on the next boat
projects. My colleague insist- to Africa, Central America, or
ed that I visit Algabas, because Asia? There are many organi-
the locals wanted to meet the zations that would be delight-
big boss from America. So, ed to have you as a volunteer.
there I went. After dutifully If you can’t get on a boat, you
inspecting the system, we ad- can send a check to any of
journed to the mayor’s house these worthy groups. You can
for lunch. The mayor’s wife also tell your friends about
was the village medical offi- these groups through social
cer. After lunch, she wanted to media. That’s how you can
take me to her office to see the help put an end to the other
logbook where she recorded version of “living water.”
the illnesses that she treated
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NECROLOGY
The Rev. Henry Andrews working in music, teaching
Penner, 73, Fort Worth, TX. piano, organ, and percussion
A graduate of Texas Christian and serving as a church choir
University, he had a varied ca- director. He taught music at
reer – from running a paint San Francisco State Universi-
contracting firm founded by ty, performed with numerous
his father to insurance and musical groups, and for 25
risk management – before years served as the Assistant
graduating from Brite Divini- Conductor of the California
ty School and being ordained Youth Symphony. In 1980, he
to the diaconate in 2012. was ordained to the diaconate.
During his final years, he
served as a Chaplain at Baylor The Rev. Susan M. Sco-
Scott & White Medical Center field, 75, in Corry, PA. A grad-
in Grapevine, TX. uate of Carleton College, she
had a long career as a medi-
The Rev. Richard Tren- cal transcriptionist. She be-
holm Peterson, 86, in Fol- came involved in Education
som, CA. He joined the U.S. for Ministry, became an EFM
Air Force after high school mentor, and worked with
and attended Trinity College teenagers in Sunday School
(now Trinity University) in and Happening and New Be-
San Antonio, TX. While in ginnings youth retreats. She
the Air Force, he served as also worked to assist the vic-
a chaplain’s assistant, choir tims of domestic violence. She
director, and organist; after was ordained to the priest-
his discharge, he continued hood in 2007, following which
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churches in White Sulphur tion took place at Claremont
Springs, VA; Paramus, NJ; Ra- School of Theology. In addi-
leigh, NC; and The Plains, WV. tion, he earned a Doctor of
Divinity from Seabury-West-
The Rev. Gordon Bell ern. He served parishes in
Davis, 94, in Richmond, VA. California and Florida and
A graduate of Virginia Theo- was Archdeacon of the Dio-
logical Seminary, he served cese of San Diego.
parishes in Chester, Yorktown,
Richmond, and Gordonsville, The Rt. Rev. Andrew
Virginia. Hedtler Fairfield, 77, in
Shutesbury, MA. After grad-
The Rev. Robert Harrison uating from Seminary at
Dilday, 65, in Richmond, VA. Berkeley, he served parishes
A graduate of Southwestern in Shageluk, Fort Yukon, and
Baptist Theological Seminary, Fairbanks, Alaska. His focus
with a Certificate of Anglican was supporting Alaska’s indig-
Studies from Virginia Theo- enous people as active leaders
logical Seminary, he most in their own communities, and
recently served on the staff representing native people on
at Saint Stephen’s Church in a diocesan and national level,
Richmond. as well as in the wider Angli-
can Communion. In 1989, he
The Rev. William Floyd was elected the 10th Bishop of
Dopp, 78, in Escondido, CA. the Diocese of North Dakota.
Following careers in journal-
ism with the Wall Street Jour- The Rev. Dr. Robert Her-
nal and as an entrepreneur in bert Heighton, 79, in Del-
other adventures, he followed mar, NY. Ordained a deacon
a vocation to the priesthood. in 2003, his passion was the
His basic seminary educa- intersection of biblical study,
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Holy Cross Church in Pittsburgh, PA