"FORTNIGHTLY "
December 1, 2007
This bulletin will come on alternate Saturday mornings to provide a quick summary of what is happening in the Diocese and beyond. Rectors, especially those in the DHC, may wish to copy this Fortnightly to parishioners who have e-mail, or to have parishioners’ e-mail addresses sent to afdv1@yahoo.com.
Connecticut
Greenwich – Church of the Advent, Episcopal Visit on the 30th Anniversary of the Parish, December 1-2.
Florida
Orlando – Common Cause Leadership Council, 18 December.
South Carolina
Greenwood – Fr. Peter Geromel has been called as Rector of St. Andrew’s, beginning December 23.
Pennsylvania
Wernersville – (near Reading): Clergy Retreat - Anglican Fellowship of the Delaware Valley – January 15 (11:30 am, before lunch) – 17 (12 p.m., no lunch) at the Jesuit Center, 501 N. Church Rd., Wernersville, PA 19565. Cost, $130, payable to “Bishop’s Discretionary Fund,” 51 Columbia Ave., Phoenixville, PA 19460
Michigan
Swartz Creek – St. Bartholomew’s: Ordination of Mr. Steven Maas to the Permanent Diaconate, Friday, January 25 (Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul) at 7:00 p.m.
Virginia
Winchester – at St. Michael the Archangel: Retreat for laity sponsored by the Anglican Church Women and conducted by the Rev. Canon Jonathan J. D. Ostman, SSC, Saturday, January 26. For more information, call 540-678-3930.
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Recommended reading: Bo Giertz’s The Hammer of God. “This powerful historical and theological novel, set in one parish in Sweden in the years around 1810, 1870 and 1941, examines convincingly the continuing struggle against those persistent forces that would undermine and destroy the authentic faith of the Church. Large theological doctrines are here given a local habitation in memorable individuals, each with distinctive strengths and limitations. Read this book to learn theology, to be reminded of the strength of the historical Church, to be led more deeply into prayer and devotion.” (Philip H. Pfatteicher, from the frontispiece) Bo Giertz was born in Sweden in 1905 and as Bishop of Göteborg until about 1970 was a distinguished theologian, pastor and writer. The Hammer of God can be compared to The Way of a Pilgrim for the insights given in theology: dogmatic, ascetical and pastoral. And just as The Way of a Pilgrim is an entree into Orthodoxy in Russia, so is The Hammer of God an entree into Lutheranism in Sweden. The themes in both are orthodox, universal and timeless. Augsburg Fortress Publishers carry The Hammer of God in paper for $17.99. (P:O: Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209. Telephone 800-328-4648. www.augsburgfortress.org)
