Diocese of the Holy Cross

Virginia

Marshall: St. John the Baptist. Let us continue to remember Father David Hoare, the Rector, in our prayers, as he recovers from heart surgery in Spain, and remember St. John the Baptist, as they await his return.

New York

Queens: at St. James, Elmhurst, Bp. Hewett is conducting a Quiet Day today on “Our Lady and the Three Ways of Prayer: Purgative, Illuminative and Unitive.”

South Carolina

Greenville: A Spring Youth Retreat will be held Friday, April 20, to Sunday, April 22, at the YMCA Camp Greenville, in the beautiful foothills of South Carolina, for youth aged 12-18 (parents of younger children are asked to contact Fr. Paul Sterne at psterne@gmail.com or 803-782-4219 if interested). The Retreat ends with 10 a.m. Mass at St. Francis of Assisi in Spartanburg, with lunch following. Sponsored by the Church of the Epiphany/Diocese of the Holy Cross. Cost: $95.00 payable to the Church of the Epiphany. Contact Fr. Sterne, as above, for applications. Deadline for registration: Friday, March 30.

Columbia: Pro-Cathedral of the Epiphany: Chrism Mass, Tuesday in Holy Week, April 3 at 11 a.m. Also, Diocesan Synod May 3-5.

Pennsylvania

Morton: Patrick's Boathouse Ministry: Fr. Thomas Monnet is in need of 1940 Hymnals. E-mail pboathouse@verizon.net for information on where to send them.

Phoenixville: Church of the Transfiguration: Chrism Mass, Wednesday in Holy Week, April 4 at 11 a.m.

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Recommended reading on the subject of our Anglican Patrimony (who we are as Anglicans and what we bring to the rest of the Body): Arthur Middleton’s The Peculiar Character of Anglicanism and his Fathers and Anglicans and also Martin Thornton’s English Spirituality.