Diocese of the Holy Cross

FORTNIGHTLY
Saturday, April 19, 2008
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.

South Carolina

Greenwood - At St. Andrew’s, Diocesan Synod, April 23-26.

North Carolina

Pinehurst – at Christ Church, Episcopal Visit on Sunday, May 4 by Bishop Timothy Farmer.

Maryland

Hyattstown (Montgomery County) – Holy Family Parish is hosting a Saturday, May 24 Meeting of all orthodox Anglican parishes of what could be called the "Anglican Fellowship of the Susquehanna Valley" – parishes around New Holland, Lancaster, York, Gettysburg and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and around Frederick, Hyattstown, Gaithersburg, Joppa, Havre de Grace, Baltimore, Annapolis, Easton and the Eastern Shore of Maryland. All orthodox bishops, clergy and laity of the various jurisdictions are invited for Morning Prayer at 10:30 a.m. followed by a catered brunch and a meeting to get to know each other as fellow Anglicans in the region, and to begin to do more together, with actions points on building up our fellowship. There will be a reasonable charge, and we can adjourn by 2:30 p.m. Holy Family has an excellent facility for this, just off I-270, between Frederick and Gaithersburg. Visit their website at http://holyfamilymontgomeryparish.org. To register on-line contact afdv1@yahoo.com. Please copy this Fortnightly notice to everyone you know who might be interested.

Israel

Jerusalem – the Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) from 22-29 June. Bishop Hewett has been invited to be part of a delegation representing the Federation of Anglican Churches in the Americas (FACA).

Michigan

Bloomfield Hills – tthe 16th annual St. Michael’s Youth Conference will be from July 13th to 19th at the Manresa Jesuit Retreat Center, 1390 Quarton Road, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 (www.manresa-sj.org). Ages 12-20. Please contact Erica Murphy, Registrar, for further information 931-461-9566. This Conference provides an excellent blend of worship, teaching, fellowship and fun. The teaching on all facets of the Catholic Faith is superb.

Pennsylvania

Kimberton – The Valley Forge Choir Camp, for boys ages 8 and older (until voice change), at Rose Hall, Camp Hill Village, Kimberton, PA, from Monday August 18 through Friday, August 22, from 8:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.: Friday until 5:30 p.m. Includes music, crafts, games and swimming. Donations are suggested. Contact the Choirmaster at choirmaster@vfboyschoir.org.

Pilgrimage to Rome – a special ten day tour for orthodox Anglicans to see Rome as the ecumenical city of the undivided Church, beginning in Assisi on September 27 and connecting with an additional group meeting in Rome from September 29 to October 6, conducted by the Rev. Canon Geoffrey M. Neal. For more information, contact him at gmneal@btinternet.com.

Recommended reading – C. Vaughn Doner’s The Late Great Evangelical Church (how an age-old heresy is killing the modern-day church and how it can still be saved) (Lincoln, CA, Oakdown Books, 2007). John H. Armstrong, general editor of The Coming Evangelical Crisis, says “Many young Christians—thousands of whom genuinely hunger for a renewing movement of ancient orthodoxy mixed with fresh grace—will discover this important book and be greatly helped by it. I heartily recommend this most insightful work.” Doner’s book was recommended by the Ven. Jon W. Abboud, Provost and Academic Dean of the Reformed Episcopal Seminary in Blue Bell, PA