Volume 4, Issue 15 Trinity 2 2011A.D.

Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness

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In the Koinonia masthead, the circle with the cross in the center symbolizes the pat-en and the diverse elements which form a whole. The Mosaic represents the great cloud of witnesses and the church tradition. The red in the letters represents the blood of Christ with the font comprised of individual pieces of letters that are not joined until the blood unifies them. Koinonia is the official publication of the Angli-can Province of the Holy Catholic Church-Anglican Rite (HCCAR) aka Anglican Rite Catholic Church. It is published quarterly at St. James Anglican Church, 8107 S. Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO 64131. Phone: 816.361.7242 Fax: 816.361.2144. Editors: The Rt. Rev. Leo Michael & Holly Michael, Koinonia header: Phil Gilbreath; email: koinonia@holycatholicanglican.org or visit us on the web at: www.holycatholicanglican.org cover picture: The interior of Waltham Abbey Church, London. Photo by Holly Michael.

the New Dean of the Holy Trinity Anglican Seminary

Fr. Charles Ratnasamy was born March 20, 1962 in India. After high school graduation at the age of 17, he entered the Salesians of Don Bosco minor seminary, a religious order dedicated to serving the youth. After two years in the minor seminary and a year of Novitiate formation at Don Bosco Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu, South India, he made his first religious commitment on May 24, 1981. He earned his bach-elor’s in philosophy and histo-

ry in Darjeeling. His work and experience consisted in serving the poorest of the poor young boys in schools, orphanages and in the minor seminary. Having completed his initial formation he entered Kristu Jyothi Theological College, Bangalore which is affiliated to the Pontifical University Rome. After almost 11 years of priestly formation Charles was ordained a Salesian priest December 28, 1990. Immediately fol-lowing his ordination, he was posted as an associate pastor as well as the youth director at our Lady of Lourdes parish, Chennai. After two years of his pastoral experience Charles was chosen to pursue Licentiate in Sacred Scripture at the Biblical Institute, Rome. After his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture he taught for five years in two theological Seminaries; Kristu Jyothi College, Bangalore and St. Paul Seminary, Trichy, in India. As teacher and formator as Rector (Kristodayam, study house for the students of theology, Tiruchy) and Councilor in charge of the Salesian province of Trichy, he returned to Rome for doctoral studies in Biblical Thelogy at St. Thomas Pontifical University. He defended his doctoral thesis in 2005 and returned to the Salesian province of Trichy as Rector of the Philosophical Seminary, Yercaud. Father Charles then came to the United States of America in 2007 to work for the Arch Diocese of Detroit, Michigan. After having served four years in various par-ishes he joined the Diocese of the Holy Trinity and Great Plains of the Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite.

Traveling through two parts of the world recently, one where Anglican-ism grew (England) and the other where Anglicanism piggybacked on Colo-nization (India) one can see the resting places of those who zealously worked for the promotion of faith. While the glorious architectural beauty of many a church still stands, the faith and worship are sometimes compromised. In our travels and visits to churches, we found that some churches maintain the rhythm of prayer and some are fighting against the greed of church authorities. Some have turned churches into places that foster art and music, or turned them into exhibits. Others have given in to relativistic revisionism. Next year marks the 400th Anniversary of King James Version of the Holy Bible. When the Bible was foreign to so many--as Latin was the only language--some dared to preach and proclaim God’s word in English. The Book of Common Prayer was for the first time introduced as the book for the common versus the religious elite. Those who pioneered the KJV burned with zeal for His Word. Many of them were also burned for that very zeal as heretics. Right about that time, a Jesuit missionary priest, St. Francis Xavi-er of Portugal, carried the Gospel to people that he had not known in India and Southeast Asia, in languages he had never spoken. He burnt with zeal for His kingdom. He could only spent ten years preaching the Gospel of Christ before he died and his incorrupt mortal remains still intact in the very land where he continued preaching Christ (See pages 6-9). How effec-tive can our lives be for the Lord, for the spread of the Gospel – the Great Commission? The faith once delivered unto the saints is what’s been given to us. The way we maintain the faith is to cherish it, foster it and pass it on to the forthcoming generations until His second Coming. Worshipping the Lord not only in beauty but also holiness is very quintessential. There is an invitation to join the prayer call at 7 am and 7 pm every day. May we foster this faith for which so many committed their life, consecrated their being and in many a case shed their blood for Christ. How shall we maintain “worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness” and how shall we impart this to our upcoming generations? May this issue inspire us all as we look at the sublime beauty of churches, lives of the saints and the necessity of holiness in the context of the Anglo Catholic tradition. Our growth needs to commensurate with our spiri-tual growth. The launching of the Holy Trinity Anglican Seminary is to train able ministers for the service of the Lord. We will continue to be the faithful voice of the affirmation of St. Louis in all our endeavors. Blessings + Leo

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Editorial

TRINITY: DOING THE MATH by Rev. David G. Hawkins S.T.M., D.Rel., Vancouver, BC, Canada

Alec's schoolyard gang put the frighteners on youngerkids. It was all about arrogance, power, prestige and swagger. I needed to belong. Not for the first time I pleaded "Please, Alec, I..." He grabbed my blazer, pulled me towards him, shook me."Listen, you! We don't want you, not now, not ever! Got it! Now scram before we beat you up!" Alec let go of me, pushed, I fell, heavily, grazing hands and knees. His two henchmen laughed. Everyone joined in. Alec strolled off, turned, shouted "Foureyes!" At supper, my parents' bespectacled child was unusually silent. They noticed my scrapes, drew me out. " and there's three of him, but one of me!" This narrative is scaffolding upon which I write of our wonderfully multifaceted and multitasking God. His family name is Trinity. Trinity is God's way of being God.

there's three of him I believe in God. He is Creator, Essence, Origin, Source of all, all-knowing, eternal. No adjective, from mindboggling through marvellous to incredible, describes my approach, access and reaching out to my Father. St. Paul mentions this title twice, in Aramaic and Greek (Rom.8:15; Gal.4:6), that all may know that to address God as Father is okay.

And this is just too lovelyAnd most odd,

That He cares very much for me,Does God,

How strange, how dear! -Father Andrew I believe in God enfleshed, outpoured in Christ Jesus.God, who "shall neither slumber nor sleep," (Ps. 121:4) slept in a manger. He lived among us as our servant-leader, shared a not uncommon fear (Heb.5:7), was executed. Yet "That Christ did die, the pagan saithi But that He rose, that's Christians' faith" (Robert Herrick). It is simply too good not to be true that God entered his Father's world by way of Bethlehem and exited it into the Wider Life by way of the Cross.

If He to you too sublime, too shadowy, forthose human associations, those touching

connections between Creator and creature,to which the weak heart clings-contemplateHim in His Son, who put on mortality like

ourselves. -Lord Lytton I believe in God the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit who coach-es, nudges, prompts, shapes my achievement of God's blueprint. It is revealed in the Cross: response to Him (vertical beam) and to His creation (horizontal beam). The Spirit prods my hopelessness into helpfulness. He restrains me from pulling on doors marked PUSH and pushing at those marked PULL. He even calibrates my prayer: "God, make me strong" into "God, help me to be strong," for will my Father do anything for me that I am unwilling to do for myself (Luke 12:13-14; 16:27-29)? God without us will not, as we without God cannot" (Augustine of Hippo) .

(The Spirit) is quite content that hisinspirations should seem, to us, asbright ideas of our own; that his

shaping of our characters should beunaccompanied by any glow of feeling,

such as might indicate the source whenceit comes. The pattern he weaves in us

is something contained in, not somethingsuper-added to, the common fabric of our lives. -Ronald Knox

I should stop right here, lest I run wildly over hill and dale, conveniently forget a rule of thumb: my best writing, like sermons, should be the shortest distance between three points. But two di-minutives in my sad words claim attention.

and Time and time again, "and" is St. Paul's buttressing power of companionship and friendship. Invariably the apostle and some-body else uphold a relationship, joined and mutual strength for the job. In Christian service, we need to be a part of each other's ac-complishments. In his commentary (1721) on St. Mark 6:7, Mat-thew Henry writes: "They went two and two... that they might be company for one another...and might strengthen the hands and en-courage the hearts, one of another; might help one another...and keep one another in countenance. Every common soldier has his comrade; and it is an approved maxim, Two are better than one. Christ would thus teach his ministers to associate, and both end and borrow help". (italics mine)

"And" is a conjunction. It joins atleast two things together. It can't

really stand on its own. With an "and"there is always something before and

after. "And" is about connecting,joining together, and relationship.

Peace and justice, past and present.Love God and love your neighbour. God

and I always, particularly when I findit difficult to stand on my own.

-John Stephens, my parish pastorbut, is another midget, undersized word. Its significance is out of all proportion to its size in my Faith's text book. It declares God's logic (Ex.13:18; Acts 9:27). See Robert Herrick above. But reminds me that this situation or that relationship I need to let alone let go, be realistic (Eccl.ll:3b) because nothing can be done with either (Mark 6:5) ....the conjunction "but" is one of the

most glorious words in the NewTestament. Look at the manner in which

the word is used four times in theeighth and ninth verses of II Cor.4.

Each time the word says, in effect, 'Wemay be at the very end of our rope, butGod.' The passage proclaims that Godhas the last word. -Halford Luccock

Trinity, then, is God's way of being God, his family life. Generously and superabundantly. He is to be experienced daily, gratefully, spiritedly. God in Trinity is not to be understood. Nor lose thy simple faith in mysteries. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Worshipping the Lord in the beauty of holiness has been the tradition of Anglicanism for centuries. These glorious edifices stand to tell the tale of such an act of worship and grandeur. During this trip to London, we visited several cathedrals, hallmark of our Anglican tradition. Here are a few that we cherished and share with you: St. Alban’s Cathedral and Abbey (St. Alban, England): A man called Alban believed to have been a Romano-British citizen of the Roman town of Verulamium around the end of the 3rd century, gave shelter to an itinerant Christian priest, later called Am-phibalus. Impressed by what he heard Alban was converted to Christianity by him. When a period of persecution, ordered by the Emperor, brought soldiers in search of the priest, Alban exchanged clothes with him allowing him to escape and it was Alban who was arrested in his place. Standing trial and asked to prove his loyalty by making offerings to the Roman gods, Alban bravely declared his faith: “ I worship and adore the true and living God who created all things”. This statement condemned Alban to death. He was led out of the city, across the river and up a hillside where he was beheaded. As with all good stories the legend grew with time. Bede, writing in the 8th century elaborates the story, adding that the river miraculously divided to let him pass and a spring of water appeared to provide a drink for the saint. He also adds that the executioner’s eyes dropped out as he beheaded the saint, a detail that has often been depicted with relish since. At the time of Bede there was a church and shrine near the spot, pilgrims travelled to visit, and it became an established place of healing. He describes the hill

as “adorned with wild flowers of every kind” and as a spot “whose natural beauty had long fitted it as a place to be hallowed by the blood of a blessed martyr”. “ When the peace of Christian times was re-stored a beautiful church worthy of his martyrdom was built, where sick folk are healed and frequent miracles take place to this day(Circa 760).There is an even earlier record of St.Germanus visiting the shrine around 429. Alban was probably buried in the Roman cemetery to the south of the present Abbey Church. Recent finds suggest an early basilica over the spot and later a Saxon Benedictine monastery was founded, prob-ably by King Offa around 793. This was replaced in 1077 by the large Norman church and monastery, the remains of which are still partly visible in the tower and central part of the present cathedral. THE ALBAN PRAYER: Almighty God, We thank you for this place built to your glory and in memory of Alban, our first martyr. Following his example in the fellowship of the saints, may we wor-ship and adore the true and living God, and be faithful witnesses to the Christ, who is alive and reigns, now and for ever. AMEN (left: tomb of St. Alban, top right main sanctuary top right main altar)

The Beauty...

Waltham AbbeyThe present building is the fourth on this site and was erected in the first quarter of the 12th century to replace the church founded by King Harold, who was buried before the high altar, in an area now outside the east wall of the church (left). In 1177, Henry II refounded the church as an Augustinian Abbey, as part of his penance for the murder of Thomas Becket.The Abbey was dissolved in 1540 (the last in England to be closed by Henry VIII), and the buildings erected for the canons were then pulled down.Only the nave survived (the cover page), because it had always belonged to the parish. Most of the present building dates from c1120. The lady chapel and the undercroft (now serving as book shop) beneath it were built in the 14th century. The verger was very kind in letting us take pictures and a member of the parish gave us coffee. We were accompanied by Holly’s friend Francene and her husband Brian, thanks to their generosity we were able to visit St. Alban’s and Waltham Abbeys.

Holy Trinity Church is the resting place of many Anglicans in India, including relatives of Charles Dickens, according to Pastor Bennett. Inset: Bishop Leo with Pastor Bennett.

Main Altar of St. Alban’s

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Burning with zeal for soulsLife and Miracle of St. Francis Xavier in Goa

“Hey, have you seen the body of man who died 50 years ago and is in a showcase in that church,” quipped a tourist to his family. “You must see,” he insisted. His head was shaved and ashes smeared on his forehead, signifying that he was a Hindu. What he referred to was true, but he got the number of years wrong. St. Francis Xavier’s body has been there for over five centuries. A miraculous event indeed, of a saint who preached Christianity in western India and parts of Southeast Asia. Goa, on the west coast of India beside the Arabian Sea, despite its touristy fame, enjoys the greatest privilege of a claiming a saint from Lisbon as thier own. St. Francis Xavier walked Goa’s streets, proclaiming the Gospel to all walks of people and is enshrined in their Basilica of Bom Jesus. Almost every nook and corner of Goa has shrines with the cross or holy nooks dedicated to the Blessed Virgin or an old dilapidated chapel, that is so unique for Goa, thanks to the faith sown by St. Francis Xavier. After completing his studies in Paris he joined the society of Jesus, founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola and received Holy Orders to the priesthood with St. Ignatius in 1537. In 1542 he took this arduous journey with thirst for souls of God and reached Goa. It is said that he would ring a little bell in the

streets of Goa, gather the children and teach them catechism, while converting several souls to Christ. The map above, shows his journey. Above right is a gold-gilded painting of St. Francis Xavier, After a decade of serious evangelization and winning souls to Christ in India, Ceylon, Japan and China he died in 1552 due to ill health. St. Francis Xavier is considered the greatest missionary since the time of the Apostles, and the zeal he displayed, the wonderful miracles he performed, and the great number of souls he brought to the light of true Faith, entitle him to this distinction. He was canon-ized with St. Ignatius in 1622. Goa and the Christians are a living testament of a saint who took the Great Commission to heart and gave the best of just a decade of his life, in holiness and service. Let us see how we can make an impact for His kingdom and glory given the shortness of our life on earth. With the advancement of technology and communication how much we can do and at times how little we really do?Map: Wikipedia, Pictures: Holly Michael. Below, the painting, in Bom Jesus Cathedral, depicts the preaching of St. Francis Xavier to the locals.

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The construction of this church of “Bom Jesus”, meaning good or infant Jesus was started in 1584 and consecrated in 1605 as inscribed in the choir loft. The church cruciform, on plan, has a three storied-facade, having a main entrance flanked by two smaller entrances. The entire facade has moulded basalt casing and the remaining part is exposed in laterite including the buttresses. The facade has on it, at the top, the letters IHS, symbolizing the first three letters of Jesus in Greek. As one enters beneath the choir, to the right, there is an altar of St. Anthony and to the left is a wooden statue of St. Francis Xavier. In the middle of the nave on the northern wall is the ceno-taph of Don Jeronimo Mascarnhas, the benefactor of this church. In the corresponding wall is a profusely carved wooden pulpit with a canopy. The main altar is flanked by altars of Our Lady of Hope and St. Mi-chael. The richly gilded main altar has Infant Jesus and above it is a large statue of St. Ignatius, Loyola and an IHS medallion. Above the medallion, the Holy Trinity-The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit, are depicted (on the right). The chapel on the right hand side has sacred relics of the body of St. Francis Xavier.

The Basilica of Bom Jesus

(Left: the Main Altar)The whole back wall is designed, alike the facade, in numerous carv-ings in wood, of pillars, friezes and arabesques all gilt in pure gold. Above the Altar and Tabernacle stands a giant statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola in the priestly vestments, nearly three metres high. His gaze is fixed immediately on the medal-lion containing the Greek letters IHS, the first three letters of the Holy Name of Jesus. This attitude of St. Ignatius in symbolic. He is the Founder of the Society of Je-sus whose members are popularly known as Jesuits. Above the monogram of Jesus there is the Holy Trinity--Father, Son and the Holy Spirit--in glory, the Ultimate Object of the gaze and contemplation, the aspi-ration and love of St. Ignatius. On the right of the Main Altar is a narrow chapel and in it the beautiful and artistic mausole-um on which rests the silver casket. In this silver casket are kept the Venerable Relics of Saint Francis Xavier (on the left and on the pre-vious page). On the left page is the painting of the body of St . Francis Xavier lying in state and below it is the actual casket containing the body of St. Francis Xavier - an ex-traordinary marvel indeed. A film strip captures the features of the body of the saint and the vestment used by him. The vestments used by St. Francis Xavier are on the previous page. The altar bears the image of the Last supper with the words Hi Moji Khodd (In Konkani mean-ing “This is My Body”)

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St. Joseph of Glastonbury, Wichita KS Fr. Julio Jimenez

This past summer, St. Joseph of Glastonbury Church, in Wichita, continuing with Our Lord Jesus Christ’s Great Commission, resumed the quest of outreach to the Hispanic Community in Wichita and surrounding towns by placing an Ad on a Hispanic radio station. With God’s mercy and blessings we had many inquirers, and the first families participated in our Service after a couple of Sundays. As of today, we have 10 families attend-ing the Spanish Mass, with an average attendance of 30 people; some of the family heads work often on Sundays, thus we are considering, as the congregation grows, to add a later service, maybe at 5:00 pm on Sun-days. We have the Morning Prayer (Oración Matutina) Sundays at 12:45pm, followed by The Holy Eucharist (Santa Eucaristía) at 1:00 pm. We have been blessed with the traditional Hymns, in Spanish played by 10 year-old Nicole Jimé-nez, our Hispanic Service’s Organist, who started learn-ing her first Piano & Organ lessons last year, with her sole purpose of fulfilling this—then, future—need. After complimenting Nicole on her first Service performance, Nicole said: “Dad, I started tak-ing the lessons because I wanted to play the Organ in our Church for God, but I never thought that I was go-ing to be able to do it”. On the last Sunday of the month, we cele-brate a Healing Service in Spanish, where the congrega-tion has the opportunity to receive this important Holy Sacrament in their own language. Also, on the last Sunday of the month we have a potluck and both congregations—Anglo & His-panic—meet together at noon to have wonderful fel-lowship and enjoy a wide variety of dishes. Beginning November 12th, the Hispanic Congregation will join a St. Joseph of Glastonbury’s tradition in hosting a monthly parish breakfast at our church with the savory Latino flavor. We began a Sunday Novena to the Virgin of Guadalupe, which will culminate with the visit of His Grace, Rt. Rev. Leo Michael to celebrate Her Feast, on the December 12th. Jerónimo Garcia, parishioner, blessed with woodwork skills, will carve the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in time for the Feast celebration, and will donate it to our Church. Sunday school has been blessed with the ad-dition of nine children. Our busy Sunday school teach-ers, Ms. Armen Gazaway and Ms. Mareus Jimenez, are doing a wonderful job meeting the bilingual needs of such sweet and eager-to-learn students. We have re-ceived feedback from parents, that the children are en-thusiastically anticipating the service from the middle of the week.Dedication of the Church sign and the Cross: Ven. William Beaver, Tony Beaver and Fr. Julio Jimenez officiating.

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St. Monica’s Mission - Port Charlotte, Florida

The Inaugural Mass for the Mission Community of St Monica in Port Charlotte FL was celebrated Saturday, August 6, 2011 on the Feast of the Transfiguration. Celebrant Archdeacon Mark Rowe was assisted by Fr George Fuchs, Postulant James Byrom, and Aco-lyte Nicholas Rowe. Forty-four faithful attended. Fr George delivered an excellent sermon on the Gospel and God’s instructions for the faithful with regard to His Son, to ‘Hear Him.” We are thankful to Almighty God for the blessings He has bestowed upon us. This Mission started with an initial meeting of about seven people for a healing service, and has grown to not only 50+ for the Tuesday night healing services, but is now a Mission of the Church.

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Church of the Holy Family Casper, Wyoming

Holy Matrimony: Aaron Bounds & Amanda Jorgensen July 16, 2011 Parish of the Holy Family Aaron is a petroleum engi-neer, Amanda is a Business Ed. Senior at the Univ of Wyoming. Blessed by Bishop Ken Kinner Big Horn Mts of Wyoming

Church of the Morning StarEthete, Wyoming

Baptism Aug. 14, 2011, Jaelyn Rose Addison (little girl on left) daughter of Weston & Latisha Addison, grand daughter of Rhonda Headley (pictured) gt gt grand daughter of Arnold & Margaret Headley, honored Arapaho elderes.

Baptism Aug.14, Church of the Morning Star, Justus Cole Jones, son of Taylor & Kristi Jones, gt. gt. gt. grandson of Fr. John & Laura Roberts.

Left: Holy Baptism, Connie Red Sky Curry, daughter of Rex Curry & Michaeleen Brown. Church of the Morning Star April 17, 2011. Below: Rylee RedstoneTendore, b. 19 Jun 2011, bapt. 12 Sep 2011, Dad Lee Tendore USMC (just out & home) Mom Reinette Curry Tendore. Morning Star

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Since starting of Men’s 50 Club we have been blessed with information and training. Our first book taught us about our roles as Christian Men and how important this role is in one’s family and career. Bringing in Scriptures showed the importance through Christ on the responsibility of manhood. The next lessons was managing funds and again through Scriptures we learned the importance of tithing and to be debt free and how to get there. Right now we are learning the importance of where we have been through studying the history of our church, from the time of Christ’s death to the present. Father Dean and Deacon Brummet’s knowledge on the subject of our church history has made it enjoyable to come each month and we have broadened our thoughts. But prior to our lessons one of us cooks breakfast for the group and not only are our stomachs filled with a “nutritious” meal, the fellowship can’t be beat!!! If your congregation doesn’t have a Men’s 50 Club get one started because the need is there and the fellowship and blessings are out of this world!!! --John Becker

Church of the Holy Family’s Member in Marathon

Jennifer Frontiero. Photo taken by her Dad, Paul, as she fin-ished a full marathon Saturday, July 30th in California. Beginning in the morning she swam 2.5 miles, rode a bicycle 112 miles (5 hrs. 52. min.), ran 26.2 miles (3 hours 19 min.) and then was walking around smiling and was eating a banana. Her husband, Colby had her two dogs, ‘Buster Brown’ - a ‘Jack Russell’ terrier, and ‘Mason’ a big black lab mix along the route to cheer her on.

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Clockwise: Fr. Julio Jimenez leads the Evening Prayer during the retreat conducted by postulant Omar Bravo for recovering addicts in South Chicago this August. The inauguration of Our Lady of Walsingham Mission in Pittsburgh, PA. Then Bishop Elect Jayaraj celebrates the Holy Eucharist.The Parkers, The Baxters, Bp. Ja-yaraj, Dn. Rush and Mellissa Maynard, Bishop Jayaraj and his son Dr. Augustus Jayaraj who drove all the way from West Virginia to partici-pate in the Mass.

Inauguration of MissionsChicago, IL and Pittsburgh, PA.

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St. Joseph’s Sarasota FL On Friday, June 18, 2011 the high schoolers of the Vamo UMC/ St Josephs’s United Youth Group went out on a kayaking trip together. We put the kayaks in at the Turtle Beach Lagoon, and paddled around in the Intercoastal Waterways, through the mangroves and over the previous site of Mote Marine Laboratory , finally ending up at Midnight Pass Beach for lunch and swimming. Then we paddled back to the Turtle Beach lagoon and called it a day. During the trip there were numerous fish jumping all around us as well as several dolphins in the Gulf during the swim. A good time was had by all....Ven. Mark Rowe

Top right: Drew, Melissa, and Payton Corporon, Megan, Kyle and Aubrey Tucker. second right: - Megan and Kyle with Aubrey being Bap-tised by Bishop McNeley. third right- Melissa and Drew with Payton being Baptised by Bishop McNeley on July 31, 2011; Payton and Au-brey are Granddaughters of the Dickinsons.Ralph Clark was confirmed on July 3, 2011 by Bishop McNeley. ~ Postulant Martin Dickinson.

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Journey To AnglicanismRev. Steven Maness, Ph.D., D.D., M.S.

My name is Fr. Steven Maness and I am a Messianic (Nazarene) Jew who is an ordained priest. I was raised in a strongly con-servative Jewish home, both parents being observant Jews. I was schooled at an early age through the age of 13 in Torah and the writings, Jewish his-tory, Hebrew and Jewish customs and rituals for all of that time. I was very intent – and felt very strongly - that I was called to serve God, and at that time that meant being a rabbi. Around

the age of 11, someone gave me a New Testament, knowing that I was a prolific reader. By the age of 11, I could see clearly that Ye-shua (Jesus) was the Mashiach (Messiah.) In addition to the books of Isaiah, Micah and other Old Testament writings, my conclusion was that Jesus could have only been the promised Messiah, that no other person or set of events could have confirmed that His life, ministry and death was anything but that assurance. Although I was delighted at this grace bestowed by God upon me, I was not yet open about my faith in Him. Neither could I share my joy with anyone for fear of deep misunderstanding and rejection from my family and Jewish friends. I lived as a spiritual hermit, with only the company of the Lord. Without any source of human fellowship or spiritual reinforcement from a body of believ-ers, I began to drift towards the things of this world to feel accepted and supported, not knowing what truths and joy lie ahead. From my Grandmother I became involved in Jewish Mys-ticism (Kaballah), parapsychology, the occult and hard rock music. I began to smoke, use drugs and developed a considerable appetite for pornography. After graduating college – and through it – in all of my vices, I still felt a strong pull in my heart and soul to serve God. I had more material change in my life still, entering a successful secular career. Marrying the girl I dated for 5 years, I observed that she went to a church regularly. I did not understand this and its importance until we had our two children. Once again I began to wonder about this Jesus again…my friend from so many years ago. My incessant desire was to serve God and His people and learn of the elements that would lead to my salvation. I began to discern, through what I believed to be the Holy Spirit, how I had let the things of this world; things of temporary pleasure and sin replace God in my life. I felt broken and in pain. In the fall of 1987, I finally told my wife about my spiri-tual pain and about how my belief that Jesus was the Messiah was no longer something I could hide. I made a commitment to return to the Scriptures. I confessed to her that it was time for me to en-ter the “church”. Not know much about churches and teachings, I asked her if I could go with her to church, understanding that she was a Catholic. I studied Roman Catholicism as I still felt strongly drawn to serve God, but knew I could not do it in Roman Catholi-cism as I was married. Around 1988, after much searching and prayer for my ministry direction, I came upon a Western Rite Catholic church, the Polish National Catholic Church that had married clergy and

was different than Roman Catholicism, although in communion with Rome. Before I knew it I was attending there regularly with my wife and children. After much study and being interviewed by a priest based on what he saw I me, I was asked to become a mem-ber of the priesthood. As a first step, I was ordained to the catholic Diaconate in 1992. After being ordained a Catholic Deacon, my continuing studies forged a greater desire in me to serve the Lord and His people. Remembering my Jewish heritage of “honoring God and His Word above all else,” I knew it was a matter of time until God’s plan for my life was complete. During these years of life, and by God’s grace, I again began to study the Word and the Desert Fathers. I attended seminary for my first M.Div. course-work. As I served as an ordained Catholic Deacon, I found more and more joy in my ministry. A growing sense that something was incredibly wonderful overtook me. I finally began to engage the gifts and talents God had given me in order to serve His call and mission to all people. As-sisting in The Eucharist, counseling, conducting evening prayers, dealing with those afflicted demonically and in conducting studies in the Word of God, I was moving closer to the Holy Priesthood.I then took some time off, with my Bishops permission, to raise my children and enter studies for my doctorate. I decided to leave the Polish National Catholic Church (with my Bishop’s permis-sion) to pursue other opportunities in churches that needed priests to serve the faithful. I continued in graduate school for more than my doctorate, so several years passed of longer duration than I ex-pected. After seeking to resume my call to the priesthood and pre-pare for ordination, I attending further training in several catholic and orthodox seminaries and I was then elevated to the priesthood through The Holy Eastern Catholic and Apostolic Church in North America in early 2008. Although I was happy and clerically active, I sought a more clearly defined church with Anglican roots; I entered the Conservative Anglican Church of North America, serving there as a Priest and Seminary Professor. I continued in that church for several years until this time, when God led me to the Holy Catho-lic Church – Anglican Rite, calling me to serve as a priest there, as well as planting a mission church here in Central New Jersey. Again, after much prayer and discernment, I am in the process of planting this mission church and developing graduate pastoral counseling degree programs for the HCC – AR Seminary. I am so grateful to our Lord and Savior for the home I have found, and the opportunity, here in the Holy Catholic Church – Anglican Rite.I believe with all of my heart and soul that our church is where the Lord Jesus has led this Jewish man to be a Priest in His Church. Many rabbis during my youth by, and as an ordained member of the clergy, I was observed to have a gift to be able to see the “into the darkness, and to see the beast and his demonic works.” I was sent to study the Rites of Exorcism and functioned as a consultant on the subject to a variety of clergy. I have, as of this date, per-formed 16 successful exorcisms on individuals and four location exorcisms…all by the grace and sacramental power of the Lord. I may be reached with any questions about issues in counseling and pastoral therapy, occult and demonic issues or about sharing your faith and church with the Jewish friends you have at: steven_maness@optonline.net or at: (908) 565 – 4062. To all my new brothers and sisters in the HCC – AR, I send much love and a great big “Shalom!” Please pray for my min-istry, my care for the people of God and their souls…and the new church that He will raise up here in New Jersey.

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The Holy Catholic Church Anglican Rite is working on its seminary program which will encompass on-line as well as on campus studies. Let us implore the Lord’s blessing on this initiative that we may raise up shepherds after God’s own heart (Jeremiah 3:15), who in turn will tend His flock.

March 2011, Bishop Kinner was asked to pray at the dedication of the new Station #3 of the Casper Fire-EMS Dept. One by one, his family members walked in, even Mark & Tibbie Kinner from Sheridan. He still did not suspect any honor, after all there were many important city officials, architects and engineers present, active firemen and retired firemen. After the invocation, Chief Young called him forward and announced that he was now an Honorary Chief of the Casper Fire EMS Dept. Five hundred people broke into cheers. He was given the chief’s helmet then but the class ‘A’ uniform took more time to secure. This photo was taken October 16, by a fireman at Engine 6. Note - the white shirt has crosses on the lapels, the chief’s badge has a cross instead of bugles. The coat carries the five gold stripes on the sleeves - chief’s stripes. Bishop Kinner has served the CFD-EMS for 26 years as a chaplain, responding to major fires, very traumatic accidents, hospital calls, and deaths, as well as personal counseling and telling about 40 fire-men’s children about Jesus at the Christmas party. This is their way of saying thank you. On the right, some of the student members of the Church of the Morning Star, Ethete.

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