Christ the King Spiritual Life Center: 575 Burton Road - Greenwich, NY 12834 - (518) 692-9550
March 3rd, 2006
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The FORUM for Nominees for Bishop—coadjutor will be tomorrow, Sat, March 4, at Christ the King Spiritual Life Center. For those arriving early, there will be a Lenten Mass at 7:30 in the main Chapel. Registration is from 8:00 to 8:45. Registrations have swelled to over 325 as of yesterday morning, with more coming in.
The Rev’d Canon Darwin Kirby died this week and his Requiem will be at St George’s, Schenectady, on Saturday, March 11, at 10:00. Father Kirby had a distinguished ministry in this diocese for forty years. He retired from St George’s in 1987. Give rest, O Christ, to your servant with your saints. Amen.
Sunday I will be at St John’s, Richfield Springs. Monday is the meeting of Episcopal Charities, the Standing Committee, and also the Deputies to the General Convention. Tuesday is the meeting of the Deans.
Tuesday, March 7, is the Eucharistic Holy Hour, at Noon in the main Chapel of Christ the King. Fr Bill Cooper will be there an hour early for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Lunch follows. The Weekly Healing Service is also on Tuesday at 10 at the Healing Chapel.
Saturday, March 11 for daylong workshop on “Energizing Your Church Community Through Small Groups” at CTK SLC. This is a nuts and bolts course led by Cn Bob Haskell who has 30 years of experience in starting and running small groups. Workshop is 9:30 – 3:30. Cost (including lunch): $15 pre-registered/ $20 day of event. This is an offering of the School for Apostolic Action.
St John’s, Troy is featuring a “Holy Spirit Weekend” under the leadership of Jean Nolting on March 10-12.
Several churches are hosting the Stations of the Cross on Friday nights in Lent at 6pm including Christ Church, Schenectady; St Andrew’s Albany; Grace and Holy Innocents, Albany.
Today is the feast of two great English priests, Blessed John and Charles Wesley. Regrettably the leaders of the established church of the day were more interested in the establishment than the church, and so most of the Wesley’s vital ministry bore fruit outside the bounds of Anglicanism.
One of the great marathons in the lives of many Christians is to cross the vast gap of 18 inches from the head to the heart. Lent remains the season of conversion.
It was reported that by Easter the faces of the Wesley’s were gaunt from following the Prayer Book fasting so methodically (hence the nickname “Methodists”).
LORD JESUS, we ask You to methodically restore us to lives of holiness and grace, by which You are glorified, and we may rejoice afresh in Your salvation. Amen.
In Christ,
+ Dan
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