Marshall: Let us remember Father David Hoare, the Rector of St. John the Baptist, in our prayers as he recovers from heart surgery in Gibraltar.

Stockholm: The Rt. Rev. Goran Beijer, one of the bishops of the Mission Province in Sweden and vicar of the St. Stephen's Koinonia in Stockholm, will be in New York City on Saturday, February 3, when Anders Strindberg is ordained to the Diaconate.

Rosemont: The next meeting of the Anglican Fellowship of the Delaware Valley will be on Wednesday, February 14, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, beginning with Mass at 12 noon, followed by lunch (brown bag) and discussion. Bishop Goran Beijer will be with us.

Phoenixville: God willing, Peter Anthony Geromel will be ordained to the Priesthood on Ember Saturday in Lent, March 3, at 10 a.m. Clergy -- white stoles.

A Training Manual for Permanent Deacons is nearly ready for distribution in rough draft form. A copy may be had by e-mailing afdv1@yahoo.com.

Wynnewood:The fourth annual Altar Boys' Retreat will be from Friday evening, March 9, to Saturday evening, March 10, at All Saints', Wynnewood, PA. For more information, contact Deacon Peter at 610-937-4188 (cell) or cuculain@aol.com.

Summerville (near Charleston) The next meeting of the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas will meet on Wednesday, January 24, at the Headquarters of the Reformed Episcopal Diocese of the Southeast, 705 S. Main Street, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The "Mere Anglicanism" Conference follows the next day and goes to January 27 at St. Philip's Church in Charleston. For more information, go to www.mereanglicanism.com/charleston.htm.