Episcopal Diocese of Albany - Priests and Deacons Update

Business Office: 68 South Swan Street - Albany, NY 12210 - (518) 465-4737
Christ the King Spiritual Life Center: 575 Burton Road - Greenwich, NY 12834 - (518) 692-9550

October 13, 2005

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Yesterday at Christ the King, I was pleasantly surprised to see a busload of disciples from the Susquehanna Deanery with some of the deanery clergy. They came to visit the SLC, take a tour of the facility, and to enjoy lunch with others. The St Lawrence Deanery did the same this summer and it brought folks who would not normally be driving over there. Parishes might think about bringing a carload, especially at this time to enjoy the change of seasons.

The public Service of Healing is always held on Tuesday mornings at 10:00.

The Deacons of the diocese will be on Retreat (together with the Bishops) this weekend from Friday till after lunch on Sunday. I ask your prayers for this outstanding group of ordained leaders, that the Holy Spirit will deepen our relationship with Christ Jesus.

Bishop Dave and I are each going to take a 'working sabbatical' i.e. one where we are free to pray, study and read (while maintaining the Sunday visitation and Ordination schedules). Bp Dave's will be Oct 24 - Nov 27. Mine will be Nov 27 to Dec 31. The Standing Committee was insistent that we each consider a non-working time in 2006, and we will try to do that.

Monday the campaign committee met and heard the reports of parish efforts now underway to support the SLC. Clark Curtis and Ray Farrara are very encouraged by initial reports.

The Construction Oversight Committee met Tuesday under the chairmanship of Col. Forest Rittgers on Tuesday and gave an ok to the construction of a new Infirmary adjoining the Beaver Cross site to be ready for use next summer.

In your charity, please pray for the sister of Fr John Kelly who is gravely ill with cancer. Fr John and Tish have returned from a visit to her in Virginia.

The campaign efforts for the SLC are now fully located at Christ the King as part of an overall integrated operation. Calls regarding the campaign, materials, etc. should go to the main number at 518-692-9550.

When you call the Diocesan Offices and get a recording, you may at any time dial an extension. For your convenience, the assigned extension numbers in effect are:

Canon Bob Haskell 221
Canon Jerry Carroll 208
Canon George Marshall 211
Deacon Laurie Rohr 251
Joan Ecker 206
Maggie Hasslacher 308
Lorin O'Hara 205
Caryl Fuda 248
Kris Kessler 207
Col Forest Rittgers 304
Ray Rockwell 202
Bishop Herzog 201
Bishop Bena 203

Saturday, Oct 15th, is the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham, and will be celebrated with a Solemn Mass, luncheon, talk, and Benediction at Grace and Holy Innocents Church, 498 Clinton Ave, Albany. The Mass begins at 11:00. For luncheon reservations, email FrKing@aol.com.

New Clergy will meet at 9:30 on Monday, Oct 17 at the Great Hall, CTK SLC. That day I fly to Eureka Springs for the annual meeting of the board of the Anglican Digest and Book Club.

The Daughters of the King fall Retreat will be at the SLC Oct 21 - 23. I have appointed Father Hap Carrier as assistant chaplain for the DOK. He replaced the Very Rev'd Geri Bissell-Thompson. Many thanks to Mother Geri for serving in this capacity from the inception of the Diocesan Assembly of the DOK. Mother Laurie Lyons continues as the other chaplain.

The Men's Cursillo weekend is scheduled for October 27 - 30 at the SLC.

The Women’s Cursillo weekend is scheduled for November 10 – 13 at the SLC.

The "Opening Doors" Workshop on lay evangelism led by Father Alan Hansen of Acts 29 Ministries is Saturday, Nov 5 at the SLC.

The Anglican Hope and Future Conference is scheduled for Nov 10-12 at Pittsburgh sponsored by the Anglican Communion Network of Dioceses. For complete info click on www.AnglicanHope.org.

Regional Confirmations : (Note varying times)

Sunday, Oct 23 St John's, Johnstown 4:00pm
Sunday, Nov 12 Trinity Church, Potsdam 6:30pm
Sunday, Nov 19 St George's, Clifton Park 5:00pm

PRIESTS RETREAT: Tuesday, Nov 15 to Fri, Nov 18 to be led by Dean Robert Munday of Nashotah House.

Diocesan Council meets Saturday, Nov 19 at the SLC.

Trustees meet Wed, Nov 30.

Ordination Schedule : attending clergy should arrive 30 minutes prior to the ordination liturgy.

Ordinand - Day - Date - Time - Location

The Rev Linda Wilson - Sun - Oct 23 - 12 :30 pm - St Paul's, Bloomville
Father Gus Calvo - Sat - Dec 10 - 11 :00 am - St Mark's, Malone
Father Nigel Mumford - Sat Dec 17 - 11 :00am - Christ the King SLC
Father John Thorpe - Wed - Dec 21 7:00pm - St Peter's, Albany
Mother Cathy Alonge-Coons - Sat - Jan 7 - 11:00am - Grace, Waterford
Mother Donna Arnold - Sat - Jan 14 - 11 :00am - Christ, Ballston Spa

Holy Orders inquiry: Sunday, Jan 8, 3:30 at Christ the King SLC. Anyone interested in inquiring about the priesthood or the diaconate is invited to meet for about an hour that day.

Postulants and Candidates Dinner, with spouses, Sunday, Jan 8 beginning with Evening Prayer at Christ the King Chapel at 5:30. Dinner follows in the Welcome Center.

PARISH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES to be led by Fr Tory Baucum:

Saturday Jan 21 Malone
Saturday Jan 28 Hartwick College
Friday Feb 3 SLC (for large parishes) evening.
Saturday Feb 4 SLC

THANK YOU to the Parish Leaders who have launched the Grow the Vision campaign for the Spiritual Life Center in their own parishes. The SLC will be built by the sustained gifts of ordinary disciples who believe that God has a role for each household in this enterprise.

LORD JESUS, our King and our Savior: bless this whole Diocese, its clergy and people; fill our hearts with a spirit of generosity that the Spiritual Life Center may be completed for your glory, the good of your Church, the welfare of our parishes and the encouragement of our Youth; make it a place of healing and holiness and Christian community; use it to draw us to your Father in the power of your Holy Spirit. Amen.

In Christ,
+ Dan

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organized around the Great Commandment and the Great Commission,
moving from membership to discipleship,
rooted in the catholic structure of Anglicanism,
and
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