Diocese of the Holy Cross

FORTNIGHTLY
Saturday, June 9, 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.

Virginia

Marshall: St. John the Baptist. Let us give thanks that Father David Hoare returned to Marshall with Valerie on June 7, and is well on the mend.

Pennsylvania

Rosemont: At the Church of the Good Shepherd: Anglican Fellowship of the Delaware Valley, 12 pm, Mass and lunch.

Illinois

Belleville: The Bishop will attend the annual Forward in Faith/NA Assembly at the Our Lady of the Snows Shrine this June 14-16.

The latest edition of The Crucifer (Spring 2007), our Diocesan Newsletter, is available on line at http://www.dioceseoftheholycross.org/THECRUCIFER.pdf Rectors can print the Newsletter from the website and make hard copies for members who are not on line. This is our first distribution of the Newsletter on line.

An Editorial Board to review Church School/Sunday School curricula is now in place. Serving on the Board are: Bishop Timothy Farmer, St. Francis of Assisi in Spartanburg, SC; Denise Patterson of St. Francis; Fr. Thomas Parsons of Christ Church, Pinehurst, NC; and Donn Saunders, also of Christ Church; Fr. William Barr, Headmaster of the Cottage Grove School in Cottage Grove, TN; and Dss. Nora Wilson of Sahuarita, AZ. Church School curricula will be reviewed and evaluated on our website.

North Carolina

West Jefferson: Anglican Life Adventure Camp, June 17 - 23 at the Elk Shoals United Methodist Camp, 349-B Methodist Camp Rd., West Jefferson, NC 28694 ( www.elkshoals.org). Contact Tina Jenkins for further information at tina7777@earthlink.net. Michigan

Bloomfield Hills: The 15th Annual St. Michael's Youth Conference will be from July 15 - 21 at the Manresa Jesuit Retreat Center, 1390 Quarton Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 (www.manresa-sj.org). Easy access from Detroit Metro Airport, off Interstate 75. Please contact Erica Murphy, Registrar, for further information, 931-490-7687. South Carolina

Greenwood: St. Andrew's, Episcopal Visit, July 28-29.

The Anglican Catholic Church and the United Episcopal Church signed a communion agreement on Ascension Day, May 17, to restore or reaffirm the state of communio in sacris between the churches..."This agreement constitutes an important movement towards restoring the unity of the Continuing Church..." said Archbishop Mark Haverland. Both the churches pledge to work towards full organic union. Forward in Faith North America - to receive the newspaper, Forward Now in Christ, send $35 payable to Forward in Faith/NA to P.O. Box 210248, Bedford, TX 76095-7248.