All are invited to the One Hundred Twenty Second Commencement of the Reformed Episcopal Seminary scheduled for Saturday, June 2nd, 2012, at St. Paul’s R.E. Church in Oreland, PA. Seven students will be receiving degrees or certificates. The Commencement Address will be delivered by the Rt. Rev. John H. Rodgers, Jr., retired Bishop in the Anglican Mision in the Americas and Dean & President Emeritus of Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA. He is the author of the recent book “ESSENTIAL TRUTHS FOR CHRISTIANS: A Commentary on the Anglican Thirty-Nine Articles and an Introduction to Systematic Theology” (see here).
Commencement will begin with a processional at 2pm. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall. Directions to the church and a map are here.
The PA Clergy Convocation and the Ministry Wives will meet on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at RESeminary in Blue Bell. (Ember Day June 2 is the date for RES’ graduation). Combining the Convocation with the Ministry Wives has proven to be beneficial to husbands and wives to travel together. Holy Communion at 9 a.m. in McCausland Chapel. The Rev. Dcn. Justin M. Forsberg, Homilist.
Clergy should come prepared to discuss Article I of the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion, exploring concepts and themes that will enhance their preaching and teaching during the Trinity season. The Ministry Wives will meet at 10 a.m. in the Wailes Conference Room (Chapter 2 of the new book).
Reformed Episcopal Seminary of Blue Bell, PA announces that a one-week Pentecost Term course entitled “The Liturgy As Lens: God, Community and the Self” (PT604) will be taught by The Rt. Rev. Keith Ackerman, Eighth Bishop of Quincy and president of Forward In Faith North America. The course will run from Monday Aug. 13th to Friday, Aug. 17th, 2012. More details and registration forms are HERE.
The Anglican Way Institute, an R.E. Mid-America ministry of “Forming our faith, life, and view of the world according to the Anglican Way of following Christ”, is sponsoring a conference for young adults entitled “Renovate Your Life: Fulfilling God’s Plan For You” at the Church of the Holy Communion in Dallas, TX. The conference begins at noon on Wednesday, July 25th, and ends at noon on Sunday, July 29th. Out-of-town attendees will be hosted with church families near the church. Schedule details and online registration can be found HERE.
The Rev. Dcn Justin Forsberg, Deacon of St. Matthews RE Church of Havertown, PA, will present on the topic of “Nietzsche, Aesthetics, and the Bible” at the monthly Community Convocation at the Reformed Episcopal Seminary on Monday, May 14th, 2012. The presentation will begin at noon in the main classroom, followed by Morning Prayer in the chapel. Guests are invited to bring their own lunch to join the students at 11am. Directions and more info about RES can be found on the Seminary website HERE. Rev. Forsberg will be receiving his M.Div. at the Seminary Commencement at St. Paul’s RE Church in Oreland, PA on Saturday, June 2nd.
From the GAFCON/FCA Media Release:
“GAFCON 2008 declared it was ‘not just a moment in time but a movement of the spirit’. Now, at a conference in London, 200 Anglican leaders committed to mission and mutual support.
The Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem established a Primates Council representing the majority of the world’s Anglicans and set up a global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans as a movement within the Communion.
The leaders met at St Mark’s Battersea Rise in London for five days of prayer, planning and plenary sessions.
Seminars ranged over key topics such as evangelism, family, economic empowerment, the Gospel, church and spiritual leadership under pressure.
Opening the event, GAFCON/ FCA Chairman Archbishop Eliud Wabukala, Primate of Kenya, told the delegates they were called to “a great prophetic purpose at this critical point in the life of our communion.” The Archbishop outlined the extent of unbiblical teaching in the communion and declared “The heart of the crisis we face is not only institutional, but spiritual.”
The text of the Statement and Commitment can be found HERE.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The Epistle for Easter Sunday, taken from Colossians 3, reads, “If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.”
St. Paul’s exhortation to seek heavenly things is based upon the premise that we indeed are risen with Christ. What a wonderful, awe-inspiring and humbling thought! read more…
Diocesan Council 2012 is scheduled for Nov. 1-2 in Scranton, PA. Grace R.E. Church of Scranton is our host church, led by Rev. Paul Howden. The church remodelled its santuary in the fall of 2011 and is looking forward to having us worship with them.
We have secured a very good group price (below $100) for rooms at the downtown Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel
, which is within walking distance of the Steamtown National Historic Site and about three miles from the church. Please DO NOT contact the hotel directly, as the group rate requires we register you directly and present them with a list. Our online registration system will be rebuilt during the summer with more options for rooms and meal choices.
Stay tuned for more info on the Diocese website.
The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Wusasa, Nigeria, the Rt. Rev. Dr. Ali Buba Lamido, will visit with students at Reformed Episcopal Seminary on Tuesday, May 8th. All are invited to meet and hear the Bishop’s perspective on Anglican issues from an African perspective. The Bishop will join the students for lunch and Morning Prayer as well as addressing a special convocation.
Wusasa is a town near the major city Zaria, which is on the A2 route north from the capital Abuja in the state of Kaduna. Islamic extremists have been active in northern Nigeria, particularly in Maiduguri, Kano and Jos. Pray for the Anglican church of Nigeria, for safety from violence as well as boldness in witness.
Directions to R.E.S. are here.
A new parish has been added to the Diocese of the Northeast and MidAtlantic of the Reformed Episcopal Church.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church of Bronx, NY has been accepted into the R.E. Church this spring. The rector is Rev. John Ofori-Mensah. Holy Trinity begin in 2005 out of a desire to worship in traditional Anglican format among immigrants in the greater Bronx area. It now has a regularly worshipping congregation of more than 30 people. The Sunday afternoon service is from 4-6pm at All Saints Lutheran Church on E 163rd St. Bishop Hicks will make his first Episcopal visit there the First Sunday after Easter (April 15th). There is a nice photo collection on their News page here.
