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Advent Christmas 2015 Volume 46 Issue AdventChristmas 2015 Volume 46 Issue 3
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Celebrat
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F983154983149 983156he B983145h983152Greetings From Bishop Smith
My dear friends
When I was a rector in South BendIndiana the congregation I served de-
termined to relocate I was concurrently
working on a Doctor o Ministry degree
so I chose as my thesis topic ldquoCongrega-
tions who relocaterdquo I thought it would
be a difficult topic to study but discov-
ered in the late 1990rsquos 12 percent o all
congregations relocate over the course
o their histories
We now celebrate with St Francis
ampa as it undergoes a relocation
transition into a new creative uture
I we surveyed all o the congregations
that comprise the Diocese o Southwest
Florida we would find a number o
congregations that have relocated or a
wide variety o reasons Te key or suc-
cess in congregational relocation is the
desire to create a new uture
Tis issue o the Southern Cross
has a number o examples o congrega-tions clergy and lay leaders that reveal a
continued energy to create a new uture
Tat is o course in the very nature o
the Church Godrsquos desire or us is to be
changed or transormed which means
a new uture always lies beore the bap-tized and aithul congregations
As you explore the pages o this
issue o the Southern Cross I think you
will agree with me that it is both stimu-
lating and creative or Godrsquos uture
Te story o Fr Livan and St Francis is
again a story o wonderul celebration
A priestrsquos sel-description o
spiritual direction and desired growth
speaks well o the individualrsquos need tointentionally participate in the creation
o a new uture
Just as clearly the inormation
regarding the master site plan o Day-
Spring reveals the Diocese moving or-
ward to create space or better ldquopeople
developmentrdquo through all o the exist-
ing and new programs at DaySpring
Finally the display o the 2016
calendar shows our Diocese moving
orward with energy and purpose I
personally find it an exciting diocese
be a part o
Remember as Christ ians we pra
with daily regularity ldquothy Kingdom
come thy will be donerdquo as we recitethe Lordrsquos Prayer Te very prayer Jes
taught us both reminds and inorms
us that God calls us and equips us or
new creative uture What a blessing
be so called X
Bishop Dabney Smith is Fifh Bish
o the Diocese o Southwest Florida
Godrsquos desire or usis to be changed or
transormed
Procession at the last serviceat the old St Francis
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I983150 983156hi Iue
Features
Rendering for proposed program centerDaySpring Episcopal Center
229
8
10 St Francis Moves A New Garden or St Francis at St Chad
14 47th Convention RoundupElections and other news
17 DaySpring Plans Move ForwardProgram and youth first priority in new plan
18 CalendarDaySpring and Diocesan calendar or AD 2016
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Christmas doors St Edmundrsquos the Martyr Arca
Briefs Thistle Farms Clergy Notes helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 7
Meet the Priest The Rev Christian Maxeld helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 8
Youth Summer Camp Plans helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 9
Art Altar for St Chad by Martha Goodwill helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip22
Advent Rose Sunday The Rev David Danner helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23
Campus Ministry Urgency at SCF by Billy Pardy helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 25
Food Christmas Recipes by Jan Nothum helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26Parish Life Good Shepherd Venice helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29
Parish Life Action on Alcohol by the Rev Canon Michael P Durning helliphellip 30
Parish Life St Chad Library by Jennifer Rich helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 31
Obituaries helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 32
Glancing Back Convention 1975 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 34
Departments
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Bishop Te Diocese of Southwest FloridaTe Rt Rev Dabney Smith
Editor Garland Pollard
Contributing Writers Te Rev David Danner Te RevCanon Michael Durning Dominick Maldonaldo MarthGoodwill Jan Nothum Pete Muller William PardyJennier Rich Anne Vickers
Photographers Anne Vickers Garland Pollard
Advertising Inquiries Garland Pollard 941-556-0315 ogpollardepiscopalswflorg
Subscriptions Te Southern Cross is mailed toparishioners o the Diocese o Southwest Florida rommember parish lists Email your address tosoutherncrossepiscopalswflorg to subscribe or updatedelivery preerences
Editorial Submissions Letters Te editor welcomessubmissions o articles or every section o the magazineincluding eatures news and departments Email editorepiscopalswflorg Manuscripts must be in Microsof wor
ormat We invite letters to the editor on subjects o interto the entire Diocese
Identification Statement Te Southern Cross is publisheby the Diocese o Southwest Florida Department oCommunications USPS permit No 946
Diocese o Southwest FloridaDaySpring Episcopal Center8005 25th St EastParrish FL 34219941-556-0315
web wwwepiscopalswflorg
email editorepiscopalswflorgwitter episcopalswfl
ISSN 2372-7861 (print version)ISSN2372-8159 (online version)
On the Cover Te acolytes o StFrancis ampa at the Diocesan Acolyte Festival thisSeptember
Year 46 | Issue 3 | AdventChristmas 2015
X
First Published AD 1970
A DIOCESAN-WIDE YOUTH EVENT
Rootinrsquo Tootinrsquo
Hootenanny
Calling all middlehigh school youth young adults and youth leadersCome dressed in your best country
attire to line dance the day away Foodamp drinks No charge
Hosted by Youth Leadership TeamDiocese of Southwest Florida
Who Barney amp His Band Urban Gypsies of Florida
When January 23 2016 noon to 4 pm
Where St Stephenrsquos School Gymnasium315 41st St W Bradenton
RSVP With Michelle Mercurio atmmercurioepiscopalswforg
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Noted Entrepreneur ampPriest Becca Stevens at
St Albanrsquos Jan 26S PEE BEACH ndash Te Rev Becca
Stevens an author Episcopal priest and
ounder o Tistle Farms a community o
women who have survived prostitution
trafficking and addiction will speak at St
Albanrsquos on uesday Jan 26 at 6 pm
Tistle Farms employs residents andgraduates o their two-year residential
community program Te project houses
a natural body care line a paper and sew-
ing studio Tistle Stop Caeacute and its new
global initiative Shared rade
Stevens started the Tistle Stop Caeacute
to empower women survivors But when
she discovered a connection between caeacute
workers and tea laborers overseas she em-
barked on a global mission called ldquoSharedraderdquo to increase the value o women sur-
vivors and producers across the globe Her
book Te Way o ea and Justice Rescu-
ing the Worldrsquos Favorite Beverage rom Its
Violent History recounts the victories and
unexpected challenges o building the caeacute
Attendees will also hear rom two
graduates who will share their experiences
and how they have changed their lives
through the work o Tistle Farms which
is located in ennessee near Nashville Ste- vens preached at the Episcopal General
Convention in Salt Lake City last summer
At the talk guests will enjoy a Social
Justice ea and taste Tistle Farms tea
enjoy desserts and gain awareness about
what can be done today to have a residual
impact on issues that are impacting wom-
en across the world $5 Donation at door
RSVP to St Albanrsquos at stalbanstam-
pabayrrcom or 727-360-8406X
Episcopal Camps amp
Conference Centers
Holds Annual Meeting at
DaySpring This January
PARRISH ndash Te annual meeting o
the Episcopal Camps and Conerence
Centers will be held at DaySpring begin-ning January 24 to 29 Tis is the first time
DaySpring has hosted the ECCC which
includes about 100 camps and orma-
tion centers across the US Speakers in-
clude Jerry Huncosky CEO o Frost Val-
ley YMCA a 5000 acre property in the
Catskill Mountains
Te Rev Kyle Bennett rector o St
Markrsquos Marco Island will speak about
special needs ministries at our churchescamps and conerence centers And Lynd
Matt Director o Development or the
Diocese o Massachusetts will speak on
und-raising
Questions Email AshleyEpisco-
palCCCorg with any questions about the
conerence
B983154iefly Clergy Changes
HE REV DR Gina Walsh-
Minor is the new priest-in-charge
at St Alred Palm Harbor TeRev Walsh-Minor has served the
Diocese o New Jersey since 2003 as
vicar at St Clementrsquos St Mary the
Virgin Keyport and Interim Rector
St James Long Branch as well as
interim director o human resources
at the Riverside Church in New York
Te Rev Edward C Gleaso
became the eighth rector o rinity
by-the Cove Episcopal Church o
Saturday Oct 24 2015 Te Re
Gleason began his ministry at rinity
by-the Cove as an associate rector
Te Rev Daniel Moore is now
associate rector at rinity-by-the-
Cove Moore is a recent seminary
graduate having received his M Div
and certificate in Anglican Studies
rom the Duke Divinity School in
May 2015
Te Rev David Bumsted accepted a call to Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Orlando He had
been associate or youth ministry at
Church o the Redeemer Sarasota
Te Rev Robert Baker
ordained last January is the assisting
priest at St John ampa
Te Rev Matthew Grunfeldo
the Diocese o Alabama will serve as
the new priest in charge o Church othe Annunciation Holmes Beach
Te Rev Dr John S Adler
is the new vicar o St Raphael Ft
Myers Beach He replaces Te Rev
Don Nicholson who died in Augus
X
Traniti983151n
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Q How did you and Kate decide to
answer the call to Naples
AOrdained ministry or me has involvedserving as youth young adult and amily
minister and also serving as rector and
priest-in-charge As I was sensing Godrsquos
call to move I ound mysel being drawn
once again to a larger parish with a staff
where I could ocus on youth and amily
ministry For us this search or a larger
parish meant looking south and though
we never would have thought we would
move as ar south as Naples we are so
blessed to be serving the St Johnrsquos amily
Q Did you grow up in the Episcopal
Church
A I was raised American Baptist and my
Christian walk brought me to Lutheran
and Evangelical Covenant churches
beore the Episcopal Church o top off
my denominational circuit ride studying
at Nashotah Houses Seminary gave me a
rich Anglo-Catholic experience
Q What is unique about St Johnrsquos
A One o the things I find really unique
about St Johnrsquos is the way so many people
in the church are sensitive to in tune with
and growing in God through the work
o the Holy Spirit St Johnrsquos is a loving
and welcoming community actively
seeking Godrsquos will and desiring His work
in both their parish and in their personallives Coming to St Johnrsquos my eyes have
been opened even urther to the work o
the Holy Spirit through the disciplines
o healing and contemplative prayer
ldquoSeasonrdquo was a new concept or me and
while I understood it in theory being
here and experiencing ldquoseasonrdquo- and what
that means or a parish- continues to be a
learning experience
Q What are some books that inspired
or continue to inspire you
A Besides ldquoCalvin and Hobbesrdquo (which
occasionally does make it into a sermon)
I enjoy reading the witness o the churchathers and the early church as well as the
writings o CS Lewis
Q What do you and Kate like to do in
your off time
A Kate and I enjoy taking advantage o
this lovely area as much as we are able We
take our dog Gracey to the dog park and
to the beach and I enjoy skating on my
long-board with Gracey as she pulls medown the road We also enjoy taking as
much advantage o the coast as we can by
paddle boarding skim boarding and just
plain sitting at the beach as well as the pool
Q In a recent sermon you preached on
mistaking allies for enemies and the
ability of daily prayer to keep us rely
on Godrsquos word and Holy Spirit How
you keep a prayer life and do you h
any suggestions for us
A I have been blessed to have oun
spiritual director early on in my mini
in Southwest Florida who has guided
through healing prayer and helps to gme accountability in setting aside time
personal prayer and contemplation Be
a minister I find that I am in the Scriptu
a lot praying prayers all through my
and leading a spiritual lie but whe
need accountability (and I believe thi
the same or many) is in carving out d
quiet time out o our busy days just to si
quiet contemplation personal prayer
listening When I do carve out the timy days are better my sermons are be
I am better and I am better to those arou
me ndash all o which brings glory to God
easy to be busy with the day-to-day du
and activities o lie It takes disciplin
place God above sel but the blessing
receive when we do so is incredibleX
Here The Rev Christian Maxeld of St John Naples conducts a childrenrsquos sermon
The Rev Christian Maxeld St Johnrsquos Naples
Meet 983156he P983154ies
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Y1048687uth Early Camp Registration Opens
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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F983154983149 983156he B983145h983152Greetings From Bishop Smith
My dear friends
When I was a rector in South BendIndiana the congregation I served de-
termined to relocate I was concurrently
working on a Doctor o Ministry degree
so I chose as my thesis topic ldquoCongrega-
tions who relocaterdquo I thought it would
be a difficult topic to study but discov-
ered in the late 1990rsquos 12 percent o all
congregations relocate over the course
o their histories
We now celebrate with St Francis
ampa as it undergoes a relocation
transition into a new creative uture
I we surveyed all o the congregations
that comprise the Diocese o Southwest
Florida we would find a number o
congregations that have relocated or a
wide variety o reasons Te key or suc-
cess in congregational relocation is the
desire to create a new uture
Tis issue o the Southern Cross
has a number o examples o congrega-tions clergy and lay leaders that reveal a
continued energy to create a new uture
Tat is o course in the very nature o
the Church Godrsquos desire or us is to be
changed or transormed which means
a new uture always lies beore the bap-tized and aithul congregations
As you explore the pages o this
issue o the Southern Cross I think you
will agree with me that it is both stimu-
lating and creative or Godrsquos uture
Te story o Fr Livan and St Francis is
again a story o wonderul celebration
A priestrsquos sel-description o
spiritual direction and desired growth
speaks well o the individualrsquos need tointentionally participate in the creation
o a new uture
Just as clearly the inormation
regarding the master site plan o Day-
Spring reveals the Diocese moving or-
ward to create space or better ldquopeople
developmentrdquo through all o the exist-
ing and new programs at DaySpring
Finally the display o the 2016
calendar shows our Diocese moving
orward with energy and purpose I
personally find it an exciting diocese
be a part o
Remember as Christ ians we pra
with daily regularity ldquothy Kingdom
come thy will be donerdquo as we recitethe Lordrsquos Prayer Te very prayer Jes
taught us both reminds and inorms
us that God calls us and equips us or
new creative uture What a blessing
be so called X
Bishop Dabney Smith is Fifh Bish
o the Diocese o Southwest Florida
Godrsquos desire or usis to be changed or
transormed
Procession at the last serviceat the old St Francis
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Features
Rendering for proposed program centerDaySpring Episcopal Center
229
8
10 St Francis Moves A New Garden or St Francis at St Chad
14 47th Convention RoundupElections and other news
17 DaySpring Plans Move ForwardProgram and youth first priority in new plan
18 CalendarDaySpring and Diocesan calendar or AD 2016
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2926
Christmas doors St Edmundrsquos the Martyr Arca
Briefs Thistle Farms Clergy Notes helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 7
Meet the Priest The Rev Christian Maxeld helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 8
Youth Summer Camp Plans helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 9
Art Altar for St Chad by Martha Goodwill helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip22
Advent Rose Sunday The Rev David Danner helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23
Campus Ministry Urgency at SCF by Billy Pardy helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 25
Food Christmas Recipes by Jan Nothum helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26Parish Life Good Shepherd Venice helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29
Parish Life Action on Alcohol by the Rev Canon Michael P Durning helliphellip 30
Parish Life St Chad Library by Jennifer Rich helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 31
Obituaries helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 32
Glancing Back Convention 1975 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 34
Departments
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Bishop Te Diocese of Southwest FloridaTe Rt Rev Dabney Smith
Editor Garland Pollard
Contributing Writers Te Rev David Danner Te RevCanon Michael Durning Dominick Maldonaldo MarthGoodwill Jan Nothum Pete Muller William PardyJennier Rich Anne Vickers
Photographers Anne Vickers Garland Pollard
Advertising Inquiries Garland Pollard 941-556-0315 ogpollardepiscopalswflorg
Subscriptions Te Southern Cross is mailed toparishioners o the Diocese o Southwest Florida rommember parish lists Email your address tosoutherncrossepiscopalswflorg to subscribe or updatedelivery preerences
Editorial Submissions Letters Te editor welcomessubmissions o articles or every section o the magazineincluding eatures news and departments Email editorepiscopalswflorg Manuscripts must be in Microsof wor
ormat We invite letters to the editor on subjects o interto the entire Diocese
Identification Statement Te Southern Cross is publisheby the Diocese o Southwest Florida Department oCommunications USPS permit No 946
Diocese o Southwest FloridaDaySpring Episcopal Center8005 25th St EastParrish FL 34219941-556-0315
web wwwepiscopalswflorg
email editorepiscopalswflorgwitter episcopalswfl
ISSN 2372-7861 (print version)ISSN2372-8159 (online version)
On the Cover Te acolytes o StFrancis ampa at the Diocesan Acolyte Festival thisSeptember
Year 46 | Issue 3 | AdventChristmas 2015
X
First Published AD 1970
A DIOCESAN-WIDE YOUTH EVENT
Rootinrsquo Tootinrsquo
Hootenanny
Calling all middlehigh school youth young adults and youth leadersCome dressed in your best country
attire to line dance the day away Foodamp drinks No charge
Hosted by Youth Leadership TeamDiocese of Southwest Florida
Who Barney amp His Band Urban Gypsies of Florida
When January 23 2016 noon to 4 pm
Where St Stephenrsquos School Gymnasium315 41st St W Bradenton
RSVP With Michelle Mercurio atmmercurioepiscopalswforg
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Noted Entrepreneur ampPriest Becca Stevens at
St Albanrsquos Jan 26S PEE BEACH ndash Te Rev Becca
Stevens an author Episcopal priest and
ounder o Tistle Farms a community o
women who have survived prostitution
trafficking and addiction will speak at St
Albanrsquos on uesday Jan 26 at 6 pm
Tistle Farms employs residents andgraduates o their two-year residential
community program Te project houses
a natural body care line a paper and sew-
ing studio Tistle Stop Caeacute and its new
global initiative Shared rade
Stevens started the Tistle Stop Caeacute
to empower women survivors But when
she discovered a connection between caeacute
workers and tea laborers overseas she em-
barked on a global mission called ldquoSharedraderdquo to increase the value o women sur-
vivors and producers across the globe Her
book Te Way o ea and Justice Rescu-
ing the Worldrsquos Favorite Beverage rom Its
Violent History recounts the victories and
unexpected challenges o building the caeacute
Attendees will also hear rom two
graduates who will share their experiences
and how they have changed their lives
through the work o Tistle Farms which
is located in ennessee near Nashville Ste- vens preached at the Episcopal General
Convention in Salt Lake City last summer
At the talk guests will enjoy a Social
Justice ea and taste Tistle Farms tea
enjoy desserts and gain awareness about
what can be done today to have a residual
impact on issues that are impacting wom-
en across the world $5 Donation at door
RSVP to St Albanrsquos at stalbanstam-
pabayrrcom or 727-360-8406X
Episcopal Camps amp
Conference Centers
Holds Annual Meeting at
DaySpring This January
PARRISH ndash Te annual meeting o
the Episcopal Camps and Conerence
Centers will be held at DaySpring begin-ning January 24 to 29 Tis is the first time
DaySpring has hosted the ECCC which
includes about 100 camps and orma-
tion centers across the US Speakers in-
clude Jerry Huncosky CEO o Frost Val-
ley YMCA a 5000 acre property in the
Catskill Mountains
Te Rev Kyle Bennett rector o St
Markrsquos Marco Island will speak about
special needs ministries at our churchescamps and conerence centers And Lynd
Matt Director o Development or the
Diocese o Massachusetts will speak on
und-raising
Questions Email AshleyEpisco-
palCCCorg with any questions about the
conerence
B983154iefly Clergy Changes
HE REV DR Gina Walsh-
Minor is the new priest-in-charge
at St Alred Palm Harbor TeRev Walsh-Minor has served the
Diocese o New Jersey since 2003 as
vicar at St Clementrsquos St Mary the
Virgin Keyport and Interim Rector
St James Long Branch as well as
interim director o human resources
at the Riverside Church in New York
Te Rev Edward C Gleaso
became the eighth rector o rinity
by-the Cove Episcopal Church o
Saturday Oct 24 2015 Te Re
Gleason began his ministry at rinity
by-the Cove as an associate rector
Te Rev Daniel Moore is now
associate rector at rinity-by-the-
Cove Moore is a recent seminary
graduate having received his M Div
and certificate in Anglican Studies
rom the Duke Divinity School in
May 2015
Te Rev David Bumsted accepted a call to Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Orlando He had
been associate or youth ministry at
Church o the Redeemer Sarasota
Te Rev Robert Baker
ordained last January is the assisting
priest at St John ampa
Te Rev Matthew Grunfeldo
the Diocese o Alabama will serve as
the new priest in charge o Church othe Annunciation Holmes Beach
Te Rev Dr John S Adler
is the new vicar o St Raphael Ft
Myers Beach He replaces Te Rev
Don Nicholson who died in Augus
X
Traniti983151n
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8
Q How did you and Kate decide to
answer the call to Naples
AOrdained ministry or me has involvedserving as youth young adult and amily
minister and also serving as rector and
priest-in-charge As I was sensing Godrsquos
call to move I ound mysel being drawn
once again to a larger parish with a staff
where I could ocus on youth and amily
ministry For us this search or a larger
parish meant looking south and though
we never would have thought we would
move as ar south as Naples we are so
blessed to be serving the St Johnrsquos amily
Q Did you grow up in the Episcopal
Church
A I was raised American Baptist and my
Christian walk brought me to Lutheran
and Evangelical Covenant churches
beore the Episcopal Church o top off
my denominational circuit ride studying
at Nashotah Houses Seminary gave me a
rich Anglo-Catholic experience
Q What is unique about St Johnrsquos
A One o the things I find really unique
about St Johnrsquos is the way so many people
in the church are sensitive to in tune with
and growing in God through the work
o the Holy Spirit St Johnrsquos is a loving
and welcoming community actively
seeking Godrsquos will and desiring His work
in both their parish and in their personallives Coming to St Johnrsquos my eyes have
been opened even urther to the work o
the Holy Spirit through the disciplines
o healing and contemplative prayer
ldquoSeasonrdquo was a new concept or me and
while I understood it in theory being
here and experiencing ldquoseasonrdquo- and what
that means or a parish- continues to be a
learning experience
Q What are some books that inspired
or continue to inspire you
A Besides ldquoCalvin and Hobbesrdquo (which
occasionally does make it into a sermon)
I enjoy reading the witness o the churchathers and the early church as well as the
writings o CS Lewis
Q What do you and Kate like to do in
your off time
A Kate and I enjoy taking advantage o
this lovely area as much as we are able We
take our dog Gracey to the dog park and
to the beach and I enjoy skating on my
long-board with Gracey as she pulls medown the road We also enjoy taking as
much advantage o the coast as we can by
paddle boarding skim boarding and just
plain sitting at the beach as well as the pool
Q In a recent sermon you preached on
mistaking allies for enemies and the
ability of daily prayer to keep us rely
on Godrsquos word and Holy Spirit How
you keep a prayer life and do you h
any suggestions for us
A I have been blessed to have oun
spiritual director early on in my mini
in Southwest Florida who has guided
through healing prayer and helps to gme accountability in setting aside time
personal prayer and contemplation Be
a minister I find that I am in the Scriptu
a lot praying prayers all through my
and leading a spiritual lie but whe
need accountability (and I believe thi
the same or many) is in carving out d
quiet time out o our busy days just to si
quiet contemplation personal prayer
listening When I do carve out the timy days are better my sermons are be
I am better and I am better to those arou
me ndash all o which brings glory to God
easy to be busy with the day-to-day du
and activities o lie It takes disciplin
place God above sel but the blessing
receive when we do so is incredibleX
Here The Rev Christian Maxeld of St John Naples conducts a childrenrsquos sermon
The Rev Christian Maxeld St Johnrsquos Naples
Meet 983156he P983154ies
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Y1048687uth Early Camp Registration Opens
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
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1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1
11 12 13 14 15 16 1
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March 2016
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October 2016
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August 2016
S M T W T F
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S M T W T F S
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February 2016
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28 29
November 2016
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January 2016S M T W T F S
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S M T W T F S
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Deacon Retreat Back to School
10
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11
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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F983154983149 983156he B983145h983152Greetings From Bishop Smith
My dear friends
When I was a rector in South BendIndiana the congregation I served de-
termined to relocate I was concurrently
working on a Doctor o Ministry degree
so I chose as my thesis topic ldquoCongrega-
tions who relocaterdquo I thought it would
be a difficult topic to study but discov-
ered in the late 1990rsquos 12 percent o all
congregations relocate over the course
o their histories
We now celebrate with St Francis
ampa as it undergoes a relocation
transition into a new creative uture
I we surveyed all o the congregations
that comprise the Diocese o Southwest
Florida we would find a number o
congregations that have relocated or a
wide variety o reasons Te key or suc-
cess in congregational relocation is the
desire to create a new uture
Tis issue o the Southern Cross
has a number o examples o congrega-tions clergy and lay leaders that reveal a
continued energy to create a new uture
Tat is o course in the very nature o
the Church Godrsquos desire or us is to be
changed or transormed which means
a new uture always lies beore the bap-tized and aithul congregations
As you explore the pages o this
issue o the Southern Cross I think you
will agree with me that it is both stimu-
lating and creative or Godrsquos uture
Te story o Fr Livan and St Francis is
again a story o wonderul celebration
A priestrsquos sel-description o
spiritual direction and desired growth
speaks well o the individualrsquos need tointentionally participate in the creation
o a new uture
Just as clearly the inormation
regarding the master site plan o Day-
Spring reveals the Diocese moving or-
ward to create space or better ldquopeople
developmentrdquo through all o the exist-
ing and new programs at DaySpring
Finally the display o the 2016
calendar shows our Diocese moving
orward with energy and purpose I
personally find it an exciting diocese
be a part o
Remember as Christ ians we pra
with daily regularity ldquothy Kingdom
come thy will be donerdquo as we recitethe Lordrsquos Prayer Te very prayer Jes
taught us both reminds and inorms
us that God calls us and equips us or
new creative uture What a blessing
be so called X
Bishop Dabney Smith is Fifh Bish
o the Diocese o Southwest Florida
Godrsquos desire or usis to be changed or
transormed
Procession at the last serviceat the old St Francis
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4
I983150 983156hi Iue
Features
Rendering for proposed program centerDaySpring Episcopal Center
229
8
10 St Francis Moves A New Garden or St Francis at St Chad
14 47th Convention RoundupElections and other news
17 DaySpring Plans Move ForwardProgram and youth first priority in new plan
18 CalendarDaySpring and Diocesan calendar or AD 2016
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25
2926
Christmas doors St Edmundrsquos the Martyr Arca
Briefs Thistle Farms Clergy Notes helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 7
Meet the Priest The Rev Christian Maxeld helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 8
Youth Summer Camp Plans helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 9
Art Altar for St Chad by Martha Goodwill helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip22
Advent Rose Sunday The Rev David Danner helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23
Campus Ministry Urgency at SCF by Billy Pardy helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 25
Food Christmas Recipes by Jan Nothum helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26Parish Life Good Shepherd Venice helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29
Parish Life Action on Alcohol by the Rev Canon Michael P Durning helliphellip 30
Parish Life St Chad Library by Jennifer Rich helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 31
Obituaries helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 32
Glancing Back Convention 1975 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 34
Departments
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6
Bishop Te Diocese of Southwest FloridaTe Rt Rev Dabney Smith
Editor Garland Pollard
Contributing Writers Te Rev David Danner Te RevCanon Michael Durning Dominick Maldonaldo MarthGoodwill Jan Nothum Pete Muller William PardyJennier Rich Anne Vickers
Photographers Anne Vickers Garland Pollard
Advertising Inquiries Garland Pollard 941-556-0315 ogpollardepiscopalswflorg
Subscriptions Te Southern Cross is mailed toparishioners o the Diocese o Southwest Florida rommember parish lists Email your address tosoutherncrossepiscopalswflorg to subscribe or updatedelivery preerences
Editorial Submissions Letters Te editor welcomessubmissions o articles or every section o the magazineincluding eatures news and departments Email editorepiscopalswflorg Manuscripts must be in Microsof wor
ormat We invite letters to the editor on subjects o interto the entire Diocese
Identification Statement Te Southern Cross is publisheby the Diocese o Southwest Florida Department oCommunications USPS permit No 946
Diocese o Southwest FloridaDaySpring Episcopal Center8005 25th St EastParrish FL 34219941-556-0315
web wwwepiscopalswflorg
email editorepiscopalswflorgwitter episcopalswfl
ISSN 2372-7861 (print version)ISSN2372-8159 (online version)
On the Cover Te acolytes o StFrancis ampa at the Diocesan Acolyte Festival thisSeptember
Year 46 | Issue 3 | AdventChristmas 2015
X
First Published AD 1970
A DIOCESAN-WIDE YOUTH EVENT
Rootinrsquo Tootinrsquo
Hootenanny
Calling all middlehigh school youth young adults and youth leadersCome dressed in your best country
attire to line dance the day away Foodamp drinks No charge
Hosted by Youth Leadership TeamDiocese of Southwest Florida
Who Barney amp His Band Urban Gypsies of Florida
When January 23 2016 noon to 4 pm
Where St Stephenrsquos School Gymnasium315 41st St W Bradenton
RSVP With Michelle Mercurio atmmercurioepiscopalswforg
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Noted Entrepreneur ampPriest Becca Stevens at
St Albanrsquos Jan 26S PEE BEACH ndash Te Rev Becca
Stevens an author Episcopal priest and
ounder o Tistle Farms a community o
women who have survived prostitution
trafficking and addiction will speak at St
Albanrsquos on uesday Jan 26 at 6 pm
Tistle Farms employs residents andgraduates o their two-year residential
community program Te project houses
a natural body care line a paper and sew-
ing studio Tistle Stop Caeacute and its new
global initiative Shared rade
Stevens started the Tistle Stop Caeacute
to empower women survivors But when
she discovered a connection between caeacute
workers and tea laborers overseas she em-
barked on a global mission called ldquoSharedraderdquo to increase the value o women sur-
vivors and producers across the globe Her
book Te Way o ea and Justice Rescu-
ing the Worldrsquos Favorite Beverage rom Its
Violent History recounts the victories and
unexpected challenges o building the caeacute
Attendees will also hear rom two
graduates who will share their experiences
and how they have changed their lives
through the work o Tistle Farms which
is located in ennessee near Nashville Ste- vens preached at the Episcopal General
Convention in Salt Lake City last summer
At the talk guests will enjoy a Social
Justice ea and taste Tistle Farms tea
enjoy desserts and gain awareness about
what can be done today to have a residual
impact on issues that are impacting wom-
en across the world $5 Donation at door
RSVP to St Albanrsquos at stalbanstam-
pabayrrcom or 727-360-8406X
Episcopal Camps amp
Conference Centers
Holds Annual Meeting at
DaySpring This January
PARRISH ndash Te annual meeting o
the Episcopal Camps and Conerence
Centers will be held at DaySpring begin-ning January 24 to 29 Tis is the first time
DaySpring has hosted the ECCC which
includes about 100 camps and orma-
tion centers across the US Speakers in-
clude Jerry Huncosky CEO o Frost Val-
ley YMCA a 5000 acre property in the
Catskill Mountains
Te Rev Kyle Bennett rector o St
Markrsquos Marco Island will speak about
special needs ministries at our churchescamps and conerence centers And Lynd
Matt Director o Development or the
Diocese o Massachusetts will speak on
und-raising
Questions Email AshleyEpisco-
palCCCorg with any questions about the
conerence
B983154iefly Clergy Changes
HE REV DR Gina Walsh-
Minor is the new priest-in-charge
at St Alred Palm Harbor TeRev Walsh-Minor has served the
Diocese o New Jersey since 2003 as
vicar at St Clementrsquos St Mary the
Virgin Keyport and Interim Rector
St James Long Branch as well as
interim director o human resources
at the Riverside Church in New York
Te Rev Edward C Gleaso
became the eighth rector o rinity
by-the Cove Episcopal Church o
Saturday Oct 24 2015 Te Re
Gleason began his ministry at rinity
by-the Cove as an associate rector
Te Rev Daniel Moore is now
associate rector at rinity-by-the-
Cove Moore is a recent seminary
graduate having received his M Div
and certificate in Anglican Studies
rom the Duke Divinity School in
May 2015
Te Rev David Bumsted accepted a call to Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Orlando He had
been associate or youth ministry at
Church o the Redeemer Sarasota
Te Rev Robert Baker
ordained last January is the assisting
priest at St John ampa
Te Rev Matthew Grunfeldo
the Diocese o Alabama will serve as
the new priest in charge o Church othe Annunciation Holmes Beach
Te Rev Dr John S Adler
is the new vicar o St Raphael Ft
Myers Beach He replaces Te Rev
Don Nicholson who died in Augus
X
Traniti983151n
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Q How did you and Kate decide to
answer the call to Naples
AOrdained ministry or me has involvedserving as youth young adult and amily
minister and also serving as rector and
priest-in-charge As I was sensing Godrsquos
call to move I ound mysel being drawn
once again to a larger parish with a staff
where I could ocus on youth and amily
ministry For us this search or a larger
parish meant looking south and though
we never would have thought we would
move as ar south as Naples we are so
blessed to be serving the St Johnrsquos amily
Q Did you grow up in the Episcopal
Church
A I was raised American Baptist and my
Christian walk brought me to Lutheran
and Evangelical Covenant churches
beore the Episcopal Church o top off
my denominational circuit ride studying
at Nashotah Houses Seminary gave me a
rich Anglo-Catholic experience
Q What is unique about St Johnrsquos
A One o the things I find really unique
about St Johnrsquos is the way so many people
in the church are sensitive to in tune with
and growing in God through the work
o the Holy Spirit St Johnrsquos is a loving
and welcoming community actively
seeking Godrsquos will and desiring His work
in both their parish and in their personallives Coming to St Johnrsquos my eyes have
been opened even urther to the work o
the Holy Spirit through the disciplines
o healing and contemplative prayer
ldquoSeasonrdquo was a new concept or me and
while I understood it in theory being
here and experiencing ldquoseasonrdquo- and what
that means or a parish- continues to be a
learning experience
Q What are some books that inspired
or continue to inspire you
A Besides ldquoCalvin and Hobbesrdquo (which
occasionally does make it into a sermon)
I enjoy reading the witness o the churchathers and the early church as well as the
writings o CS Lewis
Q What do you and Kate like to do in
your off time
A Kate and I enjoy taking advantage o
this lovely area as much as we are able We
take our dog Gracey to the dog park and
to the beach and I enjoy skating on my
long-board with Gracey as she pulls medown the road We also enjoy taking as
much advantage o the coast as we can by
paddle boarding skim boarding and just
plain sitting at the beach as well as the pool
Q In a recent sermon you preached on
mistaking allies for enemies and the
ability of daily prayer to keep us rely
on Godrsquos word and Holy Spirit How
you keep a prayer life and do you h
any suggestions for us
A I have been blessed to have oun
spiritual director early on in my mini
in Southwest Florida who has guided
through healing prayer and helps to gme accountability in setting aside time
personal prayer and contemplation Be
a minister I find that I am in the Scriptu
a lot praying prayers all through my
and leading a spiritual lie but whe
need accountability (and I believe thi
the same or many) is in carving out d
quiet time out o our busy days just to si
quiet contemplation personal prayer
listening When I do carve out the timy days are better my sermons are be
I am better and I am better to those arou
me ndash all o which brings glory to God
easy to be busy with the day-to-day du
and activities o lie It takes disciplin
place God above sel but the blessing
receive when we do so is incredibleX
Here The Rev Christian Maxeld of St John Naples conducts a childrenrsquos sermon
The Rev Christian Maxeld St Johnrsquos Naples
Meet 983156he P983154ies
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Y1048687uth Early Camp Registration Opens
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1
11 12 13 14 15 16 1
18 19 20 21 22 23 2
25 26 27 28 29 30 3
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S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
March 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 983089983095 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 983090983093 26
27 28 29 30 983091983089
October 2016
S M T W T F
2 3 4 5 6 7
9 10 11 12 13 14 1
16 17 18 19 20 21 223 24 25 26 27 28 2
30 31
August 2016
S M T W T F
1 983090 3 4 5
7 8 9 10 11 12 1
14 15 16 17 18 19 2
21 22 23 24 25 26 2
28 29 30 31
April 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
February 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29
November 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
January 2016S M T W T F S
1 2
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 3031
September 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
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25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31
July 2016
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1 2
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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Baseball
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Deacon Retreat Back to School
10
6
25
15
27
20
1
11
4
18
27
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
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Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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Features
Rendering for proposed program centerDaySpring Episcopal Center
229
8
10 St Francis Moves A New Garden or St Francis at St Chad
14 47th Convention RoundupElections and other news
17 DaySpring Plans Move ForwardProgram and youth first priority in new plan
18 CalendarDaySpring and Diocesan calendar or AD 2016
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Christmas doors St Edmundrsquos the Martyr Arca
Briefs Thistle Farms Clergy Notes helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 7
Meet the Priest The Rev Christian Maxeld helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 8
Youth Summer Camp Plans helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 9
Art Altar for St Chad by Martha Goodwill helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip22
Advent Rose Sunday The Rev David Danner helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23
Campus Ministry Urgency at SCF by Billy Pardy helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 25
Food Christmas Recipes by Jan Nothum helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26Parish Life Good Shepherd Venice helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29
Parish Life Action on Alcohol by the Rev Canon Michael P Durning helliphellip 30
Parish Life St Chad Library by Jennifer Rich helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 31
Obituaries helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 32
Glancing Back Convention 1975 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 34
Departments
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Bishop Te Diocese of Southwest FloridaTe Rt Rev Dabney Smith
Editor Garland Pollard
Contributing Writers Te Rev David Danner Te RevCanon Michael Durning Dominick Maldonaldo MarthGoodwill Jan Nothum Pete Muller William PardyJennier Rich Anne Vickers
Photographers Anne Vickers Garland Pollard
Advertising Inquiries Garland Pollard 941-556-0315 ogpollardepiscopalswflorg
Subscriptions Te Southern Cross is mailed toparishioners o the Diocese o Southwest Florida rommember parish lists Email your address tosoutherncrossepiscopalswflorg to subscribe or updatedelivery preerences
Editorial Submissions Letters Te editor welcomessubmissions o articles or every section o the magazineincluding eatures news and departments Email editorepiscopalswflorg Manuscripts must be in Microsof wor
ormat We invite letters to the editor on subjects o interto the entire Diocese
Identification Statement Te Southern Cross is publisheby the Diocese o Southwest Florida Department oCommunications USPS permit No 946
Diocese o Southwest FloridaDaySpring Episcopal Center8005 25th St EastParrish FL 34219941-556-0315
web wwwepiscopalswflorg
email editorepiscopalswflorgwitter episcopalswfl
ISSN 2372-7861 (print version)ISSN2372-8159 (online version)
On the Cover Te acolytes o StFrancis ampa at the Diocesan Acolyte Festival thisSeptember
Year 46 | Issue 3 | AdventChristmas 2015
X
First Published AD 1970
A DIOCESAN-WIDE YOUTH EVENT
Rootinrsquo Tootinrsquo
Hootenanny
Calling all middlehigh school youth young adults and youth leadersCome dressed in your best country
attire to line dance the day away Foodamp drinks No charge
Hosted by Youth Leadership TeamDiocese of Southwest Florida
Who Barney amp His Band Urban Gypsies of Florida
When January 23 2016 noon to 4 pm
Where St Stephenrsquos School Gymnasium315 41st St W Bradenton
RSVP With Michelle Mercurio atmmercurioepiscopalswforg
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Noted Entrepreneur ampPriest Becca Stevens at
St Albanrsquos Jan 26S PEE BEACH ndash Te Rev Becca
Stevens an author Episcopal priest and
ounder o Tistle Farms a community o
women who have survived prostitution
trafficking and addiction will speak at St
Albanrsquos on uesday Jan 26 at 6 pm
Tistle Farms employs residents andgraduates o their two-year residential
community program Te project houses
a natural body care line a paper and sew-
ing studio Tistle Stop Caeacute and its new
global initiative Shared rade
Stevens started the Tistle Stop Caeacute
to empower women survivors But when
she discovered a connection between caeacute
workers and tea laborers overseas she em-
barked on a global mission called ldquoSharedraderdquo to increase the value o women sur-
vivors and producers across the globe Her
book Te Way o ea and Justice Rescu-
ing the Worldrsquos Favorite Beverage rom Its
Violent History recounts the victories and
unexpected challenges o building the caeacute
Attendees will also hear rom two
graduates who will share their experiences
and how they have changed their lives
through the work o Tistle Farms which
is located in ennessee near Nashville Ste- vens preached at the Episcopal General
Convention in Salt Lake City last summer
At the talk guests will enjoy a Social
Justice ea and taste Tistle Farms tea
enjoy desserts and gain awareness about
what can be done today to have a residual
impact on issues that are impacting wom-
en across the world $5 Donation at door
RSVP to St Albanrsquos at stalbanstam-
pabayrrcom or 727-360-8406X
Episcopal Camps amp
Conference Centers
Holds Annual Meeting at
DaySpring This January
PARRISH ndash Te annual meeting o
the Episcopal Camps and Conerence
Centers will be held at DaySpring begin-ning January 24 to 29 Tis is the first time
DaySpring has hosted the ECCC which
includes about 100 camps and orma-
tion centers across the US Speakers in-
clude Jerry Huncosky CEO o Frost Val-
ley YMCA a 5000 acre property in the
Catskill Mountains
Te Rev Kyle Bennett rector o St
Markrsquos Marco Island will speak about
special needs ministries at our churchescamps and conerence centers And Lynd
Matt Director o Development or the
Diocese o Massachusetts will speak on
und-raising
Questions Email AshleyEpisco-
palCCCorg with any questions about the
conerence
B983154iefly Clergy Changes
HE REV DR Gina Walsh-
Minor is the new priest-in-charge
at St Alred Palm Harbor TeRev Walsh-Minor has served the
Diocese o New Jersey since 2003 as
vicar at St Clementrsquos St Mary the
Virgin Keyport and Interim Rector
St James Long Branch as well as
interim director o human resources
at the Riverside Church in New York
Te Rev Edward C Gleaso
became the eighth rector o rinity
by-the Cove Episcopal Church o
Saturday Oct 24 2015 Te Re
Gleason began his ministry at rinity
by-the Cove as an associate rector
Te Rev Daniel Moore is now
associate rector at rinity-by-the-
Cove Moore is a recent seminary
graduate having received his M Div
and certificate in Anglican Studies
rom the Duke Divinity School in
May 2015
Te Rev David Bumsted accepted a call to Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Orlando He had
been associate or youth ministry at
Church o the Redeemer Sarasota
Te Rev Robert Baker
ordained last January is the assisting
priest at St John ampa
Te Rev Matthew Grunfeldo
the Diocese o Alabama will serve as
the new priest in charge o Church othe Annunciation Holmes Beach
Te Rev Dr John S Adler
is the new vicar o St Raphael Ft
Myers Beach He replaces Te Rev
Don Nicholson who died in Augus
X
Traniti983151n
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Q How did you and Kate decide to
answer the call to Naples
AOrdained ministry or me has involvedserving as youth young adult and amily
minister and also serving as rector and
priest-in-charge As I was sensing Godrsquos
call to move I ound mysel being drawn
once again to a larger parish with a staff
where I could ocus on youth and amily
ministry For us this search or a larger
parish meant looking south and though
we never would have thought we would
move as ar south as Naples we are so
blessed to be serving the St Johnrsquos amily
Q Did you grow up in the Episcopal
Church
A I was raised American Baptist and my
Christian walk brought me to Lutheran
and Evangelical Covenant churches
beore the Episcopal Church o top off
my denominational circuit ride studying
at Nashotah Houses Seminary gave me a
rich Anglo-Catholic experience
Q What is unique about St Johnrsquos
A One o the things I find really unique
about St Johnrsquos is the way so many people
in the church are sensitive to in tune with
and growing in God through the work
o the Holy Spirit St Johnrsquos is a loving
and welcoming community actively
seeking Godrsquos will and desiring His work
in both their parish and in their personallives Coming to St Johnrsquos my eyes have
been opened even urther to the work o
the Holy Spirit through the disciplines
o healing and contemplative prayer
ldquoSeasonrdquo was a new concept or me and
while I understood it in theory being
here and experiencing ldquoseasonrdquo- and what
that means or a parish- continues to be a
learning experience
Q What are some books that inspired
or continue to inspire you
A Besides ldquoCalvin and Hobbesrdquo (which
occasionally does make it into a sermon)
I enjoy reading the witness o the churchathers and the early church as well as the
writings o CS Lewis
Q What do you and Kate like to do in
your off time
A Kate and I enjoy taking advantage o
this lovely area as much as we are able We
take our dog Gracey to the dog park and
to the beach and I enjoy skating on my
long-board with Gracey as she pulls medown the road We also enjoy taking as
much advantage o the coast as we can by
paddle boarding skim boarding and just
plain sitting at the beach as well as the pool
Q In a recent sermon you preached on
mistaking allies for enemies and the
ability of daily prayer to keep us rely
on Godrsquos word and Holy Spirit How
you keep a prayer life and do you h
any suggestions for us
A I have been blessed to have oun
spiritual director early on in my mini
in Southwest Florida who has guided
through healing prayer and helps to gme accountability in setting aside time
personal prayer and contemplation Be
a minister I find that I am in the Scriptu
a lot praying prayers all through my
and leading a spiritual lie but whe
need accountability (and I believe thi
the same or many) is in carving out d
quiet time out o our busy days just to si
quiet contemplation personal prayer
listening When I do carve out the timy days are better my sermons are be
I am better and I am better to those arou
me ndash all o which brings glory to God
easy to be busy with the day-to-day du
and activities o lie It takes disciplin
place God above sel but the blessing
receive when we do so is incredibleX
Here The Rev Christian Maxeld of St John Naples conducts a childrenrsquos sermon
The Rev Christian Maxeld St Johnrsquos Naples
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1
11 12 13 14 15 16 1
18 19 20 21 22 23 2
25 26 27 28 29 30 3
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S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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26 27 28 29 30
March 2016
S M T W T F S
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27 28 29 30 983091983089
October 2016
S M T W T F
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9 10 11 12 13 14 1
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30 31
August 2016
S M T W T F
1 983090 3 4 5
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21 22 23 24 25 26 2
28 29 30 31
April 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
February 2016
S M T W T F S
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28 29
November 2016
S M T W T F S
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27 28 29 30
January 2016S M T W T F S
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S M T W T F S
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Deacon Retreat Back to School
10
6
25
15
27
20
1
11
4
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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2926
Christmas doors St Edmundrsquos the Martyr Arca
Briefs Thistle Farms Clergy Notes helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 7
Meet the Priest The Rev Christian Maxeld helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 8
Youth Summer Camp Plans helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 9
Art Altar for St Chad by Martha Goodwill helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip22
Advent Rose Sunday The Rev David Danner helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 23
Campus Ministry Urgency at SCF by Billy Pardy helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 25
Food Christmas Recipes by Jan Nothum helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 26Parish Life Good Shepherd Venice helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 29
Parish Life Action on Alcohol by the Rev Canon Michael P Durning helliphellip 30
Parish Life St Chad Library by Jennifer Rich helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 31
Obituaries helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 32
Glancing Back Convention 1975 helliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip 34
Departments
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Bishop Te Diocese of Southwest FloridaTe Rt Rev Dabney Smith
Editor Garland Pollard
Contributing Writers Te Rev David Danner Te RevCanon Michael Durning Dominick Maldonaldo MarthGoodwill Jan Nothum Pete Muller William PardyJennier Rich Anne Vickers
Photographers Anne Vickers Garland Pollard
Advertising Inquiries Garland Pollard 941-556-0315 ogpollardepiscopalswflorg
Subscriptions Te Southern Cross is mailed toparishioners o the Diocese o Southwest Florida rommember parish lists Email your address tosoutherncrossepiscopalswflorg to subscribe or updatedelivery preerences
Editorial Submissions Letters Te editor welcomessubmissions o articles or every section o the magazineincluding eatures news and departments Email editorepiscopalswflorg Manuscripts must be in Microsof wor
ormat We invite letters to the editor on subjects o interto the entire Diocese
Identification Statement Te Southern Cross is publisheby the Diocese o Southwest Florida Department oCommunications USPS permit No 946
Diocese o Southwest FloridaDaySpring Episcopal Center8005 25th St EastParrish FL 34219941-556-0315
web wwwepiscopalswflorg
email editorepiscopalswflorgwitter episcopalswfl
ISSN 2372-7861 (print version)ISSN2372-8159 (online version)
On the Cover Te acolytes o StFrancis ampa at the Diocesan Acolyte Festival thisSeptember
Year 46 | Issue 3 | AdventChristmas 2015
X
First Published AD 1970
A DIOCESAN-WIDE YOUTH EVENT
Rootinrsquo Tootinrsquo
Hootenanny
Calling all middlehigh school youth young adults and youth leadersCome dressed in your best country
attire to line dance the day away Foodamp drinks No charge
Hosted by Youth Leadership TeamDiocese of Southwest Florida
Who Barney amp His Band Urban Gypsies of Florida
When January 23 2016 noon to 4 pm
Where St Stephenrsquos School Gymnasium315 41st St W Bradenton
RSVP With Michelle Mercurio atmmercurioepiscopalswforg
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Noted Entrepreneur ampPriest Becca Stevens at
St Albanrsquos Jan 26S PEE BEACH ndash Te Rev Becca
Stevens an author Episcopal priest and
ounder o Tistle Farms a community o
women who have survived prostitution
trafficking and addiction will speak at St
Albanrsquos on uesday Jan 26 at 6 pm
Tistle Farms employs residents andgraduates o their two-year residential
community program Te project houses
a natural body care line a paper and sew-
ing studio Tistle Stop Caeacute and its new
global initiative Shared rade
Stevens started the Tistle Stop Caeacute
to empower women survivors But when
she discovered a connection between caeacute
workers and tea laborers overseas she em-
barked on a global mission called ldquoSharedraderdquo to increase the value o women sur-
vivors and producers across the globe Her
book Te Way o ea and Justice Rescu-
ing the Worldrsquos Favorite Beverage rom Its
Violent History recounts the victories and
unexpected challenges o building the caeacute
Attendees will also hear rom two
graduates who will share their experiences
and how they have changed their lives
through the work o Tistle Farms which
is located in ennessee near Nashville Ste- vens preached at the Episcopal General
Convention in Salt Lake City last summer
At the talk guests will enjoy a Social
Justice ea and taste Tistle Farms tea
enjoy desserts and gain awareness about
what can be done today to have a residual
impact on issues that are impacting wom-
en across the world $5 Donation at door
RSVP to St Albanrsquos at stalbanstam-
pabayrrcom or 727-360-8406X
Episcopal Camps amp
Conference Centers
Holds Annual Meeting at
DaySpring This January
PARRISH ndash Te annual meeting o
the Episcopal Camps and Conerence
Centers will be held at DaySpring begin-ning January 24 to 29 Tis is the first time
DaySpring has hosted the ECCC which
includes about 100 camps and orma-
tion centers across the US Speakers in-
clude Jerry Huncosky CEO o Frost Val-
ley YMCA a 5000 acre property in the
Catskill Mountains
Te Rev Kyle Bennett rector o St
Markrsquos Marco Island will speak about
special needs ministries at our churchescamps and conerence centers And Lynd
Matt Director o Development or the
Diocese o Massachusetts will speak on
und-raising
Questions Email AshleyEpisco-
palCCCorg with any questions about the
conerence
B983154iefly Clergy Changes
HE REV DR Gina Walsh-
Minor is the new priest-in-charge
at St Alred Palm Harbor TeRev Walsh-Minor has served the
Diocese o New Jersey since 2003 as
vicar at St Clementrsquos St Mary the
Virgin Keyport and Interim Rector
St James Long Branch as well as
interim director o human resources
at the Riverside Church in New York
Te Rev Edward C Gleaso
became the eighth rector o rinity
by-the Cove Episcopal Church o
Saturday Oct 24 2015 Te Re
Gleason began his ministry at rinity
by-the Cove as an associate rector
Te Rev Daniel Moore is now
associate rector at rinity-by-the-
Cove Moore is a recent seminary
graduate having received his M Div
and certificate in Anglican Studies
rom the Duke Divinity School in
May 2015
Te Rev David Bumsted accepted a call to Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Orlando He had
been associate or youth ministry at
Church o the Redeemer Sarasota
Te Rev Robert Baker
ordained last January is the assisting
priest at St John ampa
Te Rev Matthew Grunfeldo
the Diocese o Alabama will serve as
the new priest in charge o Church othe Annunciation Holmes Beach
Te Rev Dr John S Adler
is the new vicar o St Raphael Ft
Myers Beach He replaces Te Rev
Don Nicholson who died in Augus
X
Traniti983151n
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Q How did you and Kate decide to
answer the call to Naples
AOrdained ministry or me has involvedserving as youth young adult and amily
minister and also serving as rector and
priest-in-charge As I was sensing Godrsquos
call to move I ound mysel being drawn
once again to a larger parish with a staff
where I could ocus on youth and amily
ministry For us this search or a larger
parish meant looking south and though
we never would have thought we would
move as ar south as Naples we are so
blessed to be serving the St Johnrsquos amily
Q Did you grow up in the Episcopal
Church
A I was raised American Baptist and my
Christian walk brought me to Lutheran
and Evangelical Covenant churches
beore the Episcopal Church o top off
my denominational circuit ride studying
at Nashotah Houses Seminary gave me a
rich Anglo-Catholic experience
Q What is unique about St Johnrsquos
A One o the things I find really unique
about St Johnrsquos is the way so many people
in the church are sensitive to in tune with
and growing in God through the work
o the Holy Spirit St Johnrsquos is a loving
and welcoming community actively
seeking Godrsquos will and desiring His work
in both their parish and in their personallives Coming to St Johnrsquos my eyes have
been opened even urther to the work o
the Holy Spirit through the disciplines
o healing and contemplative prayer
ldquoSeasonrdquo was a new concept or me and
while I understood it in theory being
here and experiencing ldquoseasonrdquo- and what
that means or a parish- continues to be a
learning experience
Q What are some books that inspired
or continue to inspire you
A Besides ldquoCalvin and Hobbesrdquo (which
occasionally does make it into a sermon)
I enjoy reading the witness o the churchathers and the early church as well as the
writings o CS Lewis
Q What do you and Kate like to do in
your off time
A Kate and I enjoy taking advantage o
this lovely area as much as we are able We
take our dog Gracey to the dog park and
to the beach and I enjoy skating on my
long-board with Gracey as she pulls medown the road We also enjoy taking as
much advantage o the coast as we can by
paddle boarding skim boarding and just
plain sitting at the beach as well as the pool
Q In a recent sermon you preached on
mistaking allies for enemies and the
ability of daily prayer to keep us rely
on Godrsquos word and Holy Spirit How
you keep a prayer life and do you h
any suggestions for us
A I have been blessed to have oun
spiritual director early on in my mini
in Southwest Florida who has guided
through healing prayer and helps to gme accountability in setting aside time
personal prayer and contemplation Be
a minister I find that I am in the Scriptu
a lot praying prayers all through my
and leading a spiritual lie but whe
need accountability (and I believe thi
the same or many) is in carving out d
quiet time out o our busy days just to si
quiet contemplation personal prayer
listening When I do carve out the timy days are better my sermons are be
I am better and I am better to those arou
me ndash all o which brings glory to God
easy to be busy with the day-to-day du
and activities o lie It takes disciplin
place God above sel but the blessing
receive when we do so is incredibleX
Here The Rev Christian Maxeld of St John Naples conducts a childrenrsquos sermon
The Rev Christian Maxeld St Johnrsquos Naples
Meet 983156he P983154ies
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1
11 12 13 14 15 16 1
18 19 20 21 22 23 2
25 26 27 28 29 30 3
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S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
March 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 983089983095 18 19
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27 28 29 30 983091983089
October 2016
S M T W T F
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9 10 11 12 13 14 1
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30 31
August 2016
S M T W T F
1 983090 3 4 5
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21 22 23 24 25 26 2
28 29 30 31
April 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
February 2016
S M T W T F S
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29
November 2016
S M T W T F S
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13 14 15 16 17 18 19
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27 28 29 30
January 2016S M T W T F S
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S M T W T F S
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May 2016
S M T W T F S
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July 2016
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Deacon Retreat Back to School
10
6
25
15
27
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1
11
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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6
Bishop Te Diocese of Southwest FloridaTe Rt Rev Dabney Smith
Editor Garland Pollard
Contributing Writers Te Rev David Danner Te RevCanon Michael Durning Dominick Maldonaldo MarthGoodwill Jan Nothum Pete Muller William PardyJennier Rich Anne Vickers
Photographers Anne Vickers Garland Pollard
Advertising Inquiries Garland Pollard 941-556-0315 ogpollardepiscopalswflorg
Subscriptions Te Southern Cross is mailed toparishioners o the Diocese o Southwest Florida rommember parish lists Email your address tosoutherncrossepiscopalswflorg to subscribe or updatedelivery preerences
Editorial Submissions Letters Te editor welcomessubmissions o articles or every section o the magazineincluding eatures news and departments Email editorepiscopalswflorg Manuscripts must be in Microsof wor
ormat We invite letters to the editor on subjects o interto the entire Diocese
Identification Statement Te Southern Cross is publisheby the Diocese o Southwest Florida Department oCommunications USPS permit No 946
Diocese o Southwest FloridaDaySpring Episcopal Center8005 25th St EastParrish FL 34219941-556-0315
web wwwepiscopalswflorg
email editorepiscopalswflorgwitter episcopalswfl
ISSN 2372-7861 (print version)ISSN2372-8159 (online version)
On the Cover Te acolytes o StFrancis ampa at the Diocesan Acolyte Festival thisSeptember
Year 46 | Issue 3 | AdventChristmas 2015
X
First Published AD 1970
A DIOCESAN-WIDE YOUTH EVENT
Rootinrsquo Tootinrsquo
Hootenanny
Calling all middlehigh school youth young adults and youth leadersCome dressed in your best country
attire to line dance the day away Foodamp drinks No charge
Hosted by Youth Leadership TeamDiocese of Southwest Florida
Who Barney amp His Band Urban Gypsies of Florida
When January 23 2016 noon to 4 pm
Where St Stephenrsquos School Gymnasium315 41st St W Bradenton
RSVP With Michelle Mercurio atmmercurioepiscopalswforg
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Noted Entrepreneur ampPriest Becca Stevens at
St Albanrsquos Jan 26S PEE BEACH ndash Te Rev Becca
Stevens an author Episcopal priest and
ounder o Tistle Farms a community o
women who have survived prostitution
trafficking and addiction will speak at St
Albanrsquos on uesday Jan 26 at 6 pm
Tistle Farms employs residents andgraduates o their two-year residential
community program Te project houses
a natural body care line a paper and sew-
ing studio Tistle Stop Caeacute and its new
global initiative Shared rade
Stevens started the Tistle Stop Caeacute
to empower women survivors But when
she discovered a connection between caeacute
workers and tea laborers overseas she em-
barked on a global mission called ldquoSharedraderdquo to increase the value o women sur-
vivors and producers across the globe Her
book Te Way o ea and Justice Rescu-
ing the Worldrsquos Favorite Beverage rom Its
Violent History recounts the victories and
unexpected challenges o building the caeacute
Attendees will also hear rom two
graduates who will share their experiences
and how they have changed their lives
through the work o Tistle Farms which
is located in ennessee near Nashville Ste- vens preached at the Episcopal General
Convention in Salt Lake City last summer
At the talk guests will enjoy a Social
Justice ea and taste Tistle Farms tea
enjoy desserts and gain awareness about
what can be done today to have a residual
impact on issues that are impacting wom-
en across the world $5 Donation at door
RSVP to St Albanrsquos at stalbanstam-
pabayrrcom or 727-360-8406X
Episcopal Camps amp
Conference Centers
Holds Annual Meeting at
DaySpring This January
PARRISH ndash Te annual meeting o
the Episcopal Camps and Conerence
Centers will be held at DaySpring begin-ning January 24 to 29 Tis is the first time
DaySpring has hosted the ECCC which
includes about 100 camps and orma-
tion centers across the US Speakers in-
clude Jerry Huncosky CEO o Frost Val-
ley YMCA a 5000 acre property in the
Catskill Mountains
Te Rev Kyle Bennett rector o St
Markrsquos Marco Island will speak about
special needs ministries at our churchescamps and conerence centers And Lynd
Matt Director o Development or the
Diocese o Massachusetts will speak on
und-raising
Questions Email AshleyEpisco-
palCCCorg with any questions about the
conerence
B983154iefly Clergy Changes
HE REV DR Gina Walsh-
Minor is the new priest-in-charge
at St Alred Palm Harbor TeRev Walsh-Minor has served the
Diocese o New Jersey since 2003 as
vicar at St Clementrsquos St Mary the
Virgin Keyport and Interim Rector
St James Long Branch as well as
interim director o human resources
at the Riverside Church in New York
Te Rev Edward C Gleaso
became the eighth rector o rinity
by-the Cove Episcopal Church o
Saturday Oct 24 2015 Te Re
Gleason began his ministry at rinity
by-the Cove as an associate rector
Te Rev Daniel Moore is now
associate rector at rinity-by-the-
Cove Moore is a recent seminary
graduate having received his M Div
and certificate in Anglican Studies
rom the Duke Divinity School in
May 2015
Te Rev David Bumsted accepted a call to Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Orlando He had
been associate or youth ministry at
Church o the Redeemer Sarasota
Te Rev Robert Baker
ordained last January is the assisting
priest at St John ampa
Te Rev Matthew Grunfeldo
the Diocese o Alabama will serve as
the new priest in charge o Church othe Annunciation Holmes Beach
Te Rev Dr John S Adler
is the new vicar o St Raphael Ft
Myers Beach He replaces Te Rev
Don Nicholson who died in Augus
X
Traniti983151n
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Q How did you and Kate decide to
answer the call to Naples
AOrdained ministry or me has involvedserving as youth young adult and amily
minister and also serving as rector and
priest-in-charge As I was sensing Godrsquos
call to move I ound mysel being drawn
once again to a larger parish with a staff
where I could ocus on youth and amily
ministry For us this search or a larger
parish meant looking south and though
we never would have thought we would
move as ar south as Naples we are so
blessed to be serving the St Johnrsquos amily
Q Did you grow up in the Episcopal
Church
A I was raised American Baptist and my
Christian walk brought me to Lutheran
and Evangelical Covenant churches
beore the Episcopal Church o top off
my denominational circuit ride studying
at Nashotah Houses Seminary gave me a
rich Anglo-Catholic experience
Q What is unique about St Johnrsquos
A One o the things I find really unique
about St Johnrsquos is the way so many people
in the church are sensitive to in tune with
and growing in God through the work
o the Holy Spirit St Johnrsquos is a loving
and welcoming community actively
seeking Godrsquos will and desiring His work
in both their parish and in their personallives Coming to St Johnrsquos my eyes have
been opened even urther to the work o
the Holy Spirit through the disciplines
o healing and contemplative prayer
ldquoSeasonrdquo was a new concept or me and
while I understood it in theory being
here and experiencing ldquoseasonrdquo- and what
that means or a parish- continues to be a
learning experience
Q What are some books that inspired
or continue to inspire you
A Besides ldquoCalvin and Hobbesrdquo (which
occasionally does make it into a sermon)
I enjoy reading the witness o the churchathers and the early church as well as the
writings o CS Lewis
Q What do you and Kate like to do in
your off time
A Kate and I enjoy taking advantage o
this lovely area as much as we are able We
take our dog Gracey to the dog park and
to the beach and I enjoy skating on my
long-board with Gracey as she pulls medown the road We also enjoy taking as
much advantage o the coast as we can by
paddle boarding skim boarding and just
plain sitting at the beach as well as the pool
Q In a recent sermon you preached on
mistaking allies for enemies and the
ability of daily prayer to keep us rely
on Godrsquos word and Holy Spirit How
you keep a prayer life and do you h
any suggestions for us
A I have been blessed to have oun
spiritual director early on in my mini
in Southwest Florida who has guided
through healing prayer and helps to gme accountability in setting aside time
personal prayer and contemplation Be
a minister I find that I am in the Scriptu
a lot praying prayers all through my
and leading a spiritual lie but whe
need accountability (and I believe thi
the same or many) is in carving out d
quiet time out o our busy days just to si
quiet contemplation personal prayer
listening When I do carve out the timy days are better my sermons are be
I am better and I am better to those arou
me ndash all o which brings glory to God
easy to be busy with the day-to-day du
and activities o lie It takes disciplin
place God above sel but the blessing
receive when we do so is incredibleX
Here The Rev Christian Maxeld of St John Naples conducts a childrenrsquos sermon
The Rev Christian Maxeld St Johnrsquos Naples
Meet 983156he P983154ies
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1
11 12 13 14 15 16 1
18 19 20 21 22 23 2
25 26 27 28 29 30 3
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1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
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26 27 28 29 30
March 2016
S M T W T F S
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August 2016
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April 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
February 2016
S M T W T F S
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28 29
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S M T W T F S
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January 2016S M T W T F S
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S M T W T F S
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Deacon Retreat Back to School
10
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25
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27
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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Noted Entrepreneur ampPriest Becca Stevens at
St Albanrsquos Jan 26S PEE BEACH ndash Te Rev Becca
Stevens an author Episcopal priest and
ounder o Tistle Farms a community o
women who have survived prostitution
trafficking and addiction will speak at St
Albanrsquos on uesday Jan 26 at 6 pm
Tistle Farms employs residents andgraduates o their two-year residential
community program Te project houses
a natural body care line a paper and sew-
ing studio Tistle Stop Caeacute and its new
global initiative Shared rade
Stevens started the Tistle Stop Caeacute
to empower women survivors But when
she discovered a connection between caeacute
workers and tea laborers overseas she em-
barked on a global mission called ldquoSharedraderdquo to increase the value o women sur-
vivors and producers across the globe Her
book Te Way o ea and Justice Rescu-
ing the Worldrsquos Favorite Beverage rom Its
Violent History recounts the victories and
unexpected challenges o building the caeacute
Attendees will also hear rom two
graduates who will share their experiences
and how they have changed their lives
through the work o Tistle Farms which
is located in ennessee near Nashville Ste- vens preached at the Episcopal General
Convention in Salt Lake City last summer
At the talk guests will enjoy a Social
Justice ea and taste Tistle Farms tea
enjoy desserts and gain awareness about
what can be done today to have a residual
impact on issues that are impacting wom-
en across the world $5 Donation at door
RSVP to St Albanrsquos at stalbanstam-
pabayrrcom or 727-360-8406X
Episcopal Camps amp
Conference Centers
Holds Annual Meeting at
DaySpring This January
PARRISH ndash Te annual meeting o
the Episcopal Camps and Conerence
Centers will be held at DaySpring begin-ning January 24 to 29 Tis is the first time
DaySpring has hosted the ECCC which
includes about 100 camps and orma-
tion centers across the US Speakers in-
clude Jerry Huncosky CEO o Frost Val-
ley YMCA a 5000 acre property in the
Catskill Mountains
Te Rev Kyle Bennett rector o St
Markrsquos Marco Island will speak about
special needs ministries at our churchescamps and conerence centers And Lynd
Matt Director o Development or the
Diocese o Massachusetts will speak on
und-raising
Questions Email AshleyEpisco-
palCCCorg with any questions about the
conerence
B983154iefly Clergy Changes
HE REV DR Gina Walsh-
Minor is the new priest-in-charge
at St Alred Palm Harbor TeRev Walsh-Minor has served the
Diocese o New Jersey since 2003 as
vicar at St Clementrsquos St Mary the
Virgin Keyport and Interim Rector
St James Long Branch as well as
interim director o human resources
at the Riverside Church in New York
Te Rev Edward C Gleaso
became the eighth rector o rinity
by-the Cove Episcopal Church o
Saturday Oct 24 2015 Te Re
Gleason began his ministry at rinity
by-the Cove as an associate rector
Te Rev Daniel Moore is now
associate rector at rinity-by-the-
Cove Moore is a recent seminary
graduate having received his M Div
and certificate in Anglican Studies
rom the Duke Divinity School in
May 2015
Te Rev David Bumsted accepted a call to Emmanuel
Episcopal Church Orlando He had
been associate or youth ministry at
Church o the Redeemer Sarasota
Te Rev Robert Baker
ordained last January is the assisting
priest at St John ampa
Te Rev Matthew Grunfeldo
the Diocese o Alabama will serve as
the new priest in charge o Church othe Annunciation Holmes Beach
Te Rev Dr John S Adler
is the new vicar o St Raphael Ft
Myers Beach He replaces Te Rev
Don Nicholson who died in Augus
X
Traniti983151n
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Q How did you and Kate decide to
answer the call to Naples
AOrdained ministry or me has involvedserving as youth young adult and amily
minister and also serving as rector and
priest-in-charge As I was sensing Godrsquos
call to move I ound mysel being drawn
once again to a larger parish with a staff
where I could ocus on youth and amily
ministry For us this search or a larger
parish meant looking south and though
we never would have thought we would
move as ar south as Naples we are so
blessed to be serving the St Johnrsquos amily
Q Did you grow up in the Episcopal
Church
A I was raised American Baptist and my
Christian walk brought me to Lutheran
and Evangelical Covenant churches
beore the Episcopal Church o top off
my denominational circuit ride studying
at Nashotah Houses Seminary gave me a
rich Anglo-Catholic experience
Q What is unique about St Johnrsquos
A One o the things I find really unique
about St Johnrsquos is the way so many people
in the church are sensitive to in tune with
and growing in God through the work
o the Holy Spirit St Johnrsquos is a loving
and welcoming community actively
seeking Godrsquos will and desiring His work
in both their parish and in their personallives Coming to St Johnrsquos my eyes have
been opened even urther to the work o
the Holy Spirit through the disciplines
o healing and contemplative prayer
ldquoSeasonrdquo was a new concept or me and
while I understood it in theory being
here and experiencing ldquoseasonrdquo- and what
that means or a parish- continues to be a
learning experience
Q What are some books that inspired
or continue to inspire you
A Besides ldquoCalvin and Hobbesrdquo (which
occasionally does make it into a sermon)
I enjoy reading the witness o the churchathers and the early church as well as the
writings o CS Lewis
Q What do you and Kate like to do in
your off time
A Kate and I enjoy taking advantage o
this lovely area as much as we are able We
take our dog Gracey to the dog park and
to the beach and I enjoy skating on my
long-board with Gracey as she pulls medown the road We also enjoy taking as
much advantage o the coast as we can by
paddle boarding skim boarding and just
plain sitting at the beach as well as the pool
Q In a recent sermon you preached on
mistaking allies for enemies and the
ability of daily prayer to keep us rely
on Godrsquos word and Holy Spirit How
you keep a prayer life and do you h
any suggestions for us
A I have been blessed to have oun
spiritual director early on in my mini
in Southwest Florida who has guided
through healing prayer and helps to gme accountability in setting aside time
personal prayer and contemplation Be
a minister I find that I am in the Scriptu
a lot praying prayers all through my
and leading a spiritual lie but whe
need accountability (and I believe thi
the same or many) is in carving out d
quiet time out o our busy days just to si
quiet contemplation personal prayer
listening When I do carve out the timy days are better my sermons are be
I am better and I am better to those arou
me ndash all o which brings glory to God
easy to be busy with the day-to-day du
and activities o lie It takes disciplin
place God above sel but the blessing
receive when we do so is incredibleX
Here The Rev Christian Maxeld of St John Naples conducts a childrenrsquos sermon
The Rev Christian Maxeld St Johnrsquos Naples
Meet 983156he P983154ies
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1
11 12 13 14 15 16 1
18 19 20 21 22 23 2
25 26 27 28 29 30 3
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S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18
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26 27 28 29 30
March 2016
S M T W T F S
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13 14 15 16 983089983095 18 19
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27 28 29 30 983091983089
October 2016
S M T W T F
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9 10 11 12 13 14 1
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30 31
August 2016
S M T W T F
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21 22 23 24 25 26 2
28 29 30 31
April 2016
S M T W T F S
1 2
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10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
February 2016
S M T W T F S
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14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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28 29
November 2016
S M T W T F S
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13 14 15 16 17 18 19
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27 28 29 30
January 2016S M T W T F S
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September 2016
S M T W T F S
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25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2016
S M T W T F S
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July 2016
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Deacon Retreat Back to School
10
6
25
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27
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11
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
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Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
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8
Q How did you and Kate decide to
answer the call to Naples
AOrdained ministry or me has involvedserving as youth young adult and amily
minister and also serving as rector and
priest-in-charge As I was sensing Godrsquos
call to move I ound mysel being drawn
once again to a larger parish with a staff
where I could ocus on youth and amily
ministry For us this search or a larger
parish meant looking south and though
we never would have thought we would
move as ar south as Naples we are so
blessed to be serving the St Johnrsquos amily
Q Did you grow up in the Episcopal
Church
A I was raised American Baptist and my
Christian walk brought me to Lutheran
and Evangelical Covenant churches
beore the Episcopal Church o top off
my denominational circuit ride studying
at Nashotah Houses Seminary gave me a
rich Anglo-Catholic experience
Q What is unique about St Johnrsquos
A One o the things I find really unique
about St Johnrsquos is the way so many people
in the church are sensitive to in tune with
and growing in God through the work
o the Holy Spirit St Johnrsquos is a loving
and welcoming community actively
seeking Godrsquos will and desiring His work
in both their parish and in their personallives Coming to St Johnrsquos my eyes have
been opened even urther to the work o
the Holy Spirit through the disciplines
o healing and contemplative prayer
ldquoSeasonrdquo was a new concept or me and
while I understood it in theory being
here and experiencing ldquoseasonrdquo- and what
that means or a parish- continues to be a
learning experience
Q What are some books that inspired
or continue to inspire you
A Besides ldquoCalvin and Hobbesrdquo (which
occasionally does make it into a sermon)
I enjoy reading the witness o the churchathers and the early church as well as the
writings o CS Lewis
Q What do you and Kate like to do in
your off time
A Kate and I enjoy taking advantage o
this lovely area as much as we are able We
take our dog Gracey to the dog park and
to the beach and I enjoy skating on my
long-board with Gracey as she pulls medown the road We also enjoy taking as
much advantage o the coast as we can by
paddle boarding skim boarding and just
plain sitting at the beach as well as the pool
Q In a recent sermon you preached on
mistaking allies for enemies and the
ability of daily prayer to keep us rely
on Godrsquos word and Holy Spirit How
you keep a prayer life and do you h
any suggestions for us
A I have been blessed to have oun
spiritual director early on in my mini
in Southwest Florida who has guided
through healing prayer and helps to gme accountability in setting aside time
personal prayer and contemplation Be
a minister I find that I am in the Scriptu
a lot praying prayers all through my
and leading a spiritual lie but whe
need accountability (and I believe thi
the same or many) is in carving out d
quiet time out o our busy days just to si
quiet contemplation personal prayer
listening When I do carve out the timy days are better my sermons are be
I am better and I am better to those arou
me ndash all o which brings glory to God
easy to be busy with the day-to-day du
and activities o lie It takes disciplin
place God above sel but the blessing
receive when we do so is incredibleX
Here The Rev Christian Maxeld of St John Naples conducts a childrenrsquos sermon
The Rev Christian Maxeld St Johnrsquos Naples
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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1 2 3
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March 2016
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February 2016
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November 2016
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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Y1048687uth Early Camp Registration Opens
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PARRISH - Even bigger and better
camp sessions are coming this summer
to camp at DaySpring Tere is
something or everyone A chance to
meet new riends to have more un
than ever imagined to experience
community and the abundant love
o God and to return home a new
creation ready to serve others and the
church
Counselor raining
June 12-15
Session 1 Break Out
June 15-18
Rising 3rd ndash 5th Grade $390
A new and exciting elementary age
Christian experience with all the un
camp activities at DaySpring
Session 2 Middle School Camp
June 19-24
Rising 6th-8th Grade $390
Full camp activities and program or
middle schoolers Special addition o
Canon Michael Durning as chaplain
Session 3 High School Camp
June 26-July 1Rising 9th-12th $390
Canoeing high rope sports and zip
line with even more additions or 2016
Session 4 Mission Camp
July 10-15
Middle and Senior High $390
B983154iefly
eams o middle and high
school students and adults rom
congregations come to camp learn
about and experience various
missions in the Diocese We had a
great mission in 2015 Donrsquot miss it
this year
Session 5 Elementary Camp
July 17-223rd to 5th Grades $390
All the traditional and un camp
activities at DaySpring
Session 6 Youth Ministry Leadership
Camp and Conference
July 24-29 $390
eams o senior high and adults will
participate in leadership training that will
make a difference in their congregationand community Great way to raise up
the leadership o young people or your
parish or mission Note there will be adult
leader training as part o this eventX
Contact Te Rev John Palarine at
941-556-0315 or
jpalarineepiscopalswflorg
Happening andNew BeginningsCan Change Lives
Happening is a weekend experience
or high school aged youth that has
changed the lives o many through
the power o Godrsquos love and the Holy
Spirit Our diocesan youth ministry
offers Happening every year It is led
by young people or young people
and is very powerul It also makes
an impact on the congregations
upon the young peoplersquos return rom
this weekend During a Happening
weekend participants will experience
the love o Christ through music talk
prayer worship and a community
led by ellow students all o which is
supported by clergy and lay adults
Godrsquos love can change lives
Next Happening
February 26 ndash 28 2016
New Beginnings is a special weekendor Middle Schoolers It also shares
the love o Christ in powerul ways
but it is aimed at the needs o those in
this age Te unique thing about New
Beginnings is that it is meant to be a
group experience Adult leaders bring
their group and share in the weekend
and then are encouraged to take the
experience back to their congregation
Donrsquot miss this opportunity to buildyour Middle School Ministry through
this amazing experience that changes
lives and congregations
Next New Beginnings
March 11-13 2016
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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March 2016
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haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
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DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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AMPA - On July 28 2015 Bishop
Michael Garrison reading a procla-
mation on behal o Bishop Dabneyyler Smith deconsecrated the St
Francis church building at 6907 N
Nebraska Ave in ampa
Te Rt Rev Garrison read the
words ldquodo hereby revoke the said
Sentence issued by my predecessor
and do remit this building and all
A New Garden for St Francis
objects remaining in it or any lawul
and reputable use according to the
laws o this landrdquo
Afer that pronouncement St
Francis which dates rom 1952 as
a mission church would no longerhave a home at 6907 N Nebraska Av-
enue in ampa Te congregation will
be worshipping at the St Chadrsquos Epis-
copal Church location or 12 months
while they determine the details o
their new location which will be lo-
cated urther west in the heart o the
HispanicLatino community in a
pa in a building that more closely
their needs
St Francis will be sharing sp
with St Chad the ampa church
by Te Rev Christian VillagomeSt Chad organized in 1953 w
remain a separate mission thou
sharing acilities
Afer weeks o packing and m
ing the contents o over 50 years t
Sunday was a day o celebration a
ceremony Te hallways were pack
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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1 2 3
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11 12 13 14 15 16 1
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March 2016
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27 28 29 30 983091983089
October 2016
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9 10 11 12 13 14 1
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30 31
August 2016
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April 2016
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February 2016
S M T W T F S
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28 29
November 2016
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January 2016S M T W T F S
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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Last Day on Nebraska
Facing page the nal service Fr Livanaddresses the congregation AboveFr Livan leads the acolytes in prayerbefore worship Right parishionersparade out with ags representingtheir many countries of origin Belowa group of youth share their feelingsabout St Francis
with amilies o all ages tending to
their weekly tasks while the choir
was practicing ahead o the service
singing ldquoGloria a Dios Gloria a Dios
Gloria al Padrerdquo
Getting the word out about their
new location was not difficult
ldquoOh all the members alreadyknow In the Latino community ev-
erybody knows ndash you tell one per-
son and the rest gets aroundrdquo said
church leader Dominick Maldonado
who serves on the Diocesan Stand-
ing Committee and has become an
evangelist in the Diocese o South-
west Florida or attracting Spanish-
speakers to the Diocese ldquoEveryone
has the address and we have the
same phone number so we wonrsquot lose
contact We immediately began to
evangelize at the new location ndash in
the new neighborhood saying lsquoHi we
are here Irsquom coming over or coffee
Come Comersquo We know we are going
to grow I have one concern ndash we will
fill that church soonrdquo
ldquoI eel a little sadness because my
daughter has ound a lot o riends
hererdquo said a nostalgic Luz DaryldquoWersquore carrying our riends to the
new church building But itrsquos sad say-
ing goodbye Even the little tables in
the ladies room ndash I miss themrdquo
ldquoWe were there (28 o us) or an
open house In our church even your
purse has a spot ndash we wondered how
will we fit ndash Well wersquoll have to sit
next to each other and wersquoll hold the
pursesrdquo She smiles brightlyEven the youth were nostalgic
ldquoIrsquove been coming here since I was
littlerdquo said German Perez a teenager
active at the church ldquoIrsquom sad to see us
leave but it will be exciting going to a
new environment - to experience our
Continued on page 13
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
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1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1
11 12 13 14 15 16 1
18 19 20 21 22 23 2
25 26 27 28 29 30 3
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26 27 28 29 30
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S M T W T F
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30 31
August 2016
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28 29 30 31
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S M T W T F S
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S M T W T F S
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S M T W T F S
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haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
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Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
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$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
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For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
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My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
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12
gree in amily medicine and in 1999
he completed his residency as an in-
ectious disease specialist
He lef Cuba and travelled to
Uruguay as a missionary where he
completed his seminary work in
Montevideo Uruguay His dedica-tion and commitment to the most
vulnerable led him to become medi-
cal director o a residential acility or
people living with HIVAIDS the
majority o which had a long history
o substance abuse His wie Lazara
Judith who also worked in the medi-
Here Fr Livan greets Fr Hector Lopez the previous vicar who arrives to celebrate with the congregat
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BORN AND RAISED in Havana
Cuba Fr Livan (pronounced Lee-van)
Echazabalrsquos first calling was as a physi-
cian attending the Instituto Superiorde Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
the oldest medical school in Cuba
Fr Livanrsquos calling to serve God came
in 1992 attending the Evangelico de
Matanza Seminary (Evangelical Teo-
logical Seminary) o Matanzas
In 1994 he graduated with a de-
cal field as a registered nurse join
him While there Fr Livan ou
himsel having to advocate or t
group o people that were very mu
discriminated against or many r
sons Fr Livan lived with his wie
Uruguay or 13 years where thdaughter Nicole was born
In 2006 Fr Livan first served
the diaconate and in 2007 he beca
an ordained priest During those
years in Uruguay Fr Livan worked
various hospitals perorming em
gency medicine amily medicine a
Meet Fr Livan Shepherd of St FrancisPhysician Priest Leads Spanish-speaking Congregation in ampa
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
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1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 1
11 12 13 14 15 16 1
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March 2016
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August 2016
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February 2016
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November 2016
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Deacon Retreat Back to School
10
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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Facts on St Francis
St Francis began as a mission
May 1 1952 under the old
Diocese o South Florida around
the same time St Raphaelrsquos Ft
Myers Beach St Albanrsquos St
Pete Beach and the old Glades
Cross Mission in Everglades City
began It has lsquomissionrsquo status as
the priest is appointed by Bishop
Smith in consultation with
wardens Because Fr Livan leads
a lsquomissionrsquo his title is vicar not
rector
inectious disease medicine in addi-
tion to his service as a priest
In 2005 Fr Livan travelled or
the first time to the United States
at the invitation o the Dioceses o
Colorado and Southeast Florida and
ollowed up with additional trips
In 2011 Fr Livan was invited to StFrancis Episcopal Church in ampa
where he presented a workshop on
Pastoral Health Tat was the begin-
ning o his relationship with St Fran-
cis At the same time o his visit Fr
Hector Lopez the long-time Vicar at
St Francis was about to retire Te St
Francis vestry invited Fr Livan to an
interview and presented him to the
Diocese In 2012 Bishop Smith ap-
pointed Fr Livan as Vicar o St Fran-
cis Episcopal Church
Both the vestry and congrega-
tion have welcomed their Cuban-
born priest with open arms and are
working very well together Fr Li-
van immediately began to share his
vision and teachings o God Te
youth liked their priest and began
to get involved so did the women
and men Over the last three years atSt Francis he has worked extremely
hard with the vestry to rebuild the
congregation He also began a second
mission in Spring Hill at the home o
parishioner Hector Chamorro When
the group grew they approached Fr
Lance Wallace Rector at St Andrews
Church in Spring Hill Fr Wallace
welcomed the meeting with open
arms lots o love or the past year FrLivan has been travelling every Satur-
day to perorm mass at 6 pm
Some o his challenges include
improving his English and attending
school he is planning to take his medi-
cal boards so that he can perorm his
second love o his proession in medi-
cine His most pressing challenge isfinding a new location or St Francis
Episcopal Church Tis year the church
and the property on N Nebraska Av-
enue were sold and now the church is
sharing space with St Chadrsquos
Fr Livan would like to express
his most sincere gratitude to Bishop
Smith and the entire Diocesan staff
or all their help and support to both
him his amily and St FrancisX
About the author Dominick Mal-
donado a parishioner at St Francis
serves on the Standing Committee as
a lay member He was a leader o the
first Spanish Cursillo in the Diocese
this year
aith growing in a different place
Te community loves the
leader Fr Livan Echazabal the e
ergetic center o the congregatio(see sidebar) A native o Cuba F
Livan came to St Francis with h
wie Judith and daughter Nicole
During the service Fr Liv
warmly welcomed words ro
the congregation including lon
time parishioner Jose Orozco wh
wrote a poem to memorialize t
day Also part o the service we
the congregationrsquos elementa
school children who shared the
thoughts and a song Bishop M
chael Garrison greeted the co
gregation in Spanish and preach
the Gospel story o Jesus spea
ing as he walked across the wat
and the disciples sat in their boa
scared
ldquoIt is I Do not be araidrdquo
Bishop Garrison cheeru
noted the colorul procession the flags symbolizing the many n
tions represented in the St Franc
community symbolizing that w
are all related to one another
ldquoWe come rom many cou
tries and culture but as we sin
we are one body o Christ an
Christ lives oreverrdquo said Bish
Garrison
As those gathered snapped phtos o the large Crucifix careully an
lovingly taken down and prepar
or move let us remind ourselv
that Jesus is with us in this new a
venture A mover summed it
best ldquoWe take care o Him becau
He takes care o usrdquoX
continued rom page 11
Moving St Franci
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
continued rom page 14
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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14
October DiocesanConvention is 47thin Southwest Florida
Conventionon Mission
Seminarians were introduced to the Convention They are fromleft the Rev Marcia Tremmel Margaret Sullivan Robert Douglas
Daniel Lemley Christian Wood and Chase Ackerman
HE 2015 ANNUAL Convention
o the Diocese was held Oct 16-17
2015 in Punta Gorda Te event is the
annual gathering and business meet-
ing o the Episcopal Diocese o South-
west Florida Fridayrsquos events includeda ministry air speakers and Holy
Eucharist eaturing Abagail Nelson o
Episcopal Relie amp Development
Te plenary speaker or the 2015
Diocesan Convention was Brian McLaren
McLaren an author public theologian
and leading figure in the ldquoemerging
Watch SessionsOnline
Te full Saturday businesssession of convention isonline as well as handoutsstories and the annual
Convention Guidebookwhich includes budgetselections reports speakersand contacts Go toepiscopalswflorg and visitthe CONVENION tabatop the home page
churchrdquo movement attends St Markrsquos
Marco Island He is the ounding pastor
o Cedar Ridge Community Church an
innovative nondenominational church in
the Baltimore-Washington region
On Saturday voting clergy
and delegates rom the Diocesersquos 77
congregations gathered to vote on the
2016 budget consider resolutions and
hear Bishop Dabney Smithrsquos conventionaddress which this year was taped ahead
o time
Visit episcopalswflorgtvhtml or
both business sessions o the Saturday
Annual Convention Te first session
includes the Annual Convention Address
o the Rt Rev Dabney SmithX
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
continued on page 14
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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December 2016
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1 2 3 4
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26 27 28 29 30
March 2016
S M T W T F S
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27 28 29 30 983091983089
October 2016
S M T W T F
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August 2016
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haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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Each o the our General Conven-tions that I have been privileged to attend
has aced critical issues related to the mis-
sion o Te Episcopal Church Tis Con-
vention is no exception and will include
the election o our next Presiding Bishop
We are particularly honored to have our
own Bishop Dabney Smith as one o the
our Bishops who has been nominated or
this position And our own Anne Vickers
is running as a rustee o the Church Pen-
sion Board
X
Bishoprsquos Appeal Awards Announced
At the 47th Annual Convention o the Diocese o Southwest
Florida grant recipients or Episcopal
Charities o Southwest Florida were
announced Awards were as ollows
bull $4483 St Raphael Ft Myers Beach
Leap o Faith Afer School Program
bull $3000 St Chad ampa Food Pantry
and Community Program
bull $7062 St Edmundrsquos the Martyr
Arcadia DeSotoCares DayCenter or the homelessbull $4455 St James House o Prayer ampa Cornerstone
Kids Afer School Reading Enrichment Program
bull $3000 All Souls North Ft Myers Food Pantry and
Outreach Services
bull $3000 St Wilred Sarasota Beneva Christian Food
Pantry Cooperative X
Each year landmark eventsin the history of the
Diocese are celebratedThis year All Souls North
Ft Myers celebrated itsmove from mission statusto becoming a full parish
Above parishionersparade through the
convention hall At topright The Rt Rev MichaelGarrison assisting bishop
as he prays during the
censing of the altar
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
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2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
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PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
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DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
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Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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16
Standing Committee and OtherElections at Convention
bull Kevin M Fitzgerald St Markrsquos Marco Island was re-elected to a
three-year term as lay representative to the Standing Committee
bull Te Rev Dr Randall Hehr Holy
rinity Clearwater and Te Rev
Cesar Olivero St James Port
Charlotte were both elected tothree-year terms as presbyter
representatives to the Standing
Committee
bull W Blanton Garnett o the
Cathedral Church o St Peter and
Allen O Getz o St Andrew ampa were elected as at-large
representatives to Diocesan Council
bull Virginia Harper Iona Hope Ft Myers and Te Hon Doug
Spangler Church o the Redeemer Sarasota were elected to
three-year terms as lay representatives to the Disciplinary Boardbull Te Rev Charles Roy Allison St Maryrsquos ampa was elected to
a three-year term to Disciplinary Board by acclimation as clergy
representative
bull Mr Aaron Welch Christ Church Bradenton was elected to a
three-year term as trustee to University o the South X
Standing Committee from left The Very Rev Cesar Olivero The Rev Dr Randall HeThe Rev Fredrick Robinson The Rev Charles Connelly Mr Dominick Maldonado
Glenna Hileman Mr Wayne Ford Mr Kevin Fitzgerald The Rev Lance Walla
Deanery Representatives to Diocesan Council
PUNA GORDA 983085 Diocesan Council
which meets six times a year on Satur-
days is the legislative and financial bodyo the Diocese It handles finance prop-
erty and governance manners or both the
Diocese and her 77 congregations Te
47th Convention ratified the ollowing
deanery representives to council
bull In the Manasota Deanery
Jody Maxwell o Church o the
Redeemer was elected She will
replace Kraig Koach who is
rotating off the council
bull In the Venice Deanery Donna
Francisco o St Nathaniel
North Port was elected She will
replace Robert Wood who has
served his third term
bull In Naples Te Very Rev
Edward Gleason was re-elected
to represent the Ft Myers
Deanery
bull In Ft Myers Te Rev CharlesCannon was re-elected to
represent the Ft Myers Deanery
bull In Clearwater the clergy
representative re-elected was
Te Rev Wayne Farrell rector o
All Saints arpon Springs
bull In ampa Hal Wiley was
elected or a first term as a lay
representative to council Wiley
attends St Johnrsquos ampabull In the St Petersburg deanery
the Rev Robin Whitlock rector
o St Augustinersquos Episcopal
Church was re-electedX
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
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18
2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
26
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
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Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
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For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
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Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
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Site Plan for DaySpring Episcopal Center Renovation
PARRISH - Development and planning
work continues at DaySpring Episcopal
Camp and Conerence Center including
design work or the initial phase o the
project
Tis December the new master plan
or DaySpring will be presented to Mana-
tee County or their planning purposes
including roads wetlands zoning build-
ing sizes and building locations Part o themaster plan approval or officials is phase
one o the DaySpring project which will
include a new program center and a pool
ldquoTe first step is to be sure that our
ull master plan is approved by the countyrdquo
said the Rev Ed Henley o the DaySpring
Development Committee Te DaySpring
committee has been working or two years
to get to the point where a project could
be presented to Manatee County It is now
meeting weekly to iron out the exact cost
and details o phase one
Te master plan process or D
Spring began in 2013 with the decis
that DaySpringrsquos acilities needed an ov
DaySpring
Master Plan
Above a rendering for the front of the proposed program center building which would replace the deteriorating portable builthat has served as the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo Below aerial view of the area showing the existing youth cab
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2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
= Major Church Holidayswith Liturgical Colors
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
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EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
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PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
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2016 Diocesan Calendar
Key Diocesan events or 2016 are listed below Visitepiscopalswflorg or exact details times and other eventsEvents at DaySpring Episcopal Center unless noted
Diocesan Events
Tursday Feb 11 Chrism Mass Cathedral o St PeterTe Rev Dr Stephen Peay
Saturday Feb 27 Deaconsrsquo Retreat DaySpringLt Col Sarah Shirley USSCOM
uesday March 1 College o Presbyters DaySpringWeds March 2 Retired Clergy Lunch DaySpringMarch 11-13 Clergy Spouse Association WeekendSaturday May 7 Vestry RetreatSaturday June 4 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralSept 678 Fall Deanery Convocations Across DioceseSept 121314 Fall Clergy RetreatFriday Sept 23 Baseball with the Bishop ropicana FieldSaturday Sept 24 Acolyte Festival CathedralOct 1415 Diocesan Convention
Charlotte Harbor Event amp Conerence CenterSaturday Dec 3 Diocesan Ordinations CathedralFri Dec 9 Church Employee Gathering
DaySpring 11 am Eucharist amp Lunch
Wednesday services at 11 am lunch or $10 ollows
Wednesday Jan 6 Te Rev Daniel MooreWednesday Feb 3 Te Rev Becky Robbins-PennimanWednesday April 6 Te Rev Christian MaxfieldWednesday May 4 Te Rev Michelle Robertshaw
Wednesday Sept 7 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Oct 5 Fall Eucharist and LunchWednesday Nov 2 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Wednesday Dec 7 Fall Eucharist and Lunch
Episcopal Visitation
Our bishops regularly visit the 77 churches in our DioceseVisit wwwepiscopalswflorg or the yearly calendar or theRt Rev Dabney Smith and Assisting Bishops Te Rt RevrsquosMichael Garrison and Barry Howe
School for Ministry Development
Saturday Jan 9 Opening o Epiphany erm Quiet DaySaturday Sept 3 Opening Michaelmas erm Quiet Day
Special Weekends
Feb 4-7 2016 Cursillo 132Saturday March 5 Altar Guild Annual MeetingSaturday April 9 Daughters o King Spring RetreatMay 19-22 2016 Cursillo 133 (Spanish 3)Sept 29-Oct 2 Cursillo 134Saturday Oct 29 Daughters o the King Fall Assem
Saturday Nov 12 ECW Annual Meeting
Specialized Parish Training
uesday Jan 19 WordPress raining Dayuesday Feb 2 Parochial Report Audit Workshuesday April 19 Digital Evangelism Day May 19-21 EM Mentor rainingSept 24 25 QuickBooks amp ACS User Dauesday Oct 25 Benefits amp Budget Workshop
Youth amp CampsJanuary 23 Hootenanny at St StephenrsquosFeb 26-28 Happening (High School)March 11-13 New Beginnings (Middle School)June 15-18 Session 1 Break Out Elementary CamJune 19-24 Session 2 Middle School CampJune 26-July 1 Session 3 High School CampJuly 10-15 Session 4 Mission CampJuly 17-22 Session 5 Elementary CampJuly 24-29 Session 6 Youth Leadership CampSept 24 Acolyte Festival Cathedral
Nov 13-15 New Beginnings (Middle School)
Calendar at Right
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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20
continued rom previous page
haul Te existing master plan or the con-
erence center last visited in 2000 was out-
dated and not suited or the current vision
and mission o DaySpring In 2014 the
Diocese hired the master planning firm
Kaleidoscope to assess needs Teir report
issued in December o 2014 identified
specific uture space and program needs
or DaySpring Te report also stressedthe importance o the Episcopal mission
o DaySpring Supporting and strengthen-
ing the local parish should be a critical and
relevant ministry and outreach to Episco-
palians should be primary
Afer approving the findings the
Diocesersquos DaySpring Development Com-
mittee began a design process including
a specific master plan and the details o a
possible phase one or the project Part othe planning process was a neighborhood
meeting where initial drawings and site
plans or DaySpring were presented
Phase one was identified to be a
program center building to replace the
decrepit triple-wide portable structure
called the ldquoNew Pavilionrdquo and a pool Te
Views of the proposed phase one of improvementDaySpring At top the new pool including shaded zero-enarea handicap ramp access and deeper lanes for relays
view of covered porch and colonnade overlooking laSignicant site work is required for proper placemen
buildings parking and utili
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
continued rom page 14
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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EARLY ON A recent Saturday
morning 11 ldquoyouth groupersrdquo and
three adult chaperones set out or
DaySpring Camp and Conerence
Center
It was a beautiul morning
and even the sound o complain-
ing teens having to get up so
early couldnrsquot put a damper on the
drive ahead We had been plan-
ning the Ropes Course adventure
or months Te weather was
perectnot too hot since the
nip o Fall was in the air As we
traveled the 50 minute ride chatter
increased and sleepy youth began
to wake and become excited or
what was to come some had done
a Ropes Course some not
Te Ropes Course is designedspecifically or the group Tere are
ldquolow ropesrdquo activities and then the
ldquohigh ropesrdquo No one has to do the
high ropes but everyone partici-
pates in the low ropes Our two
acilitators divided the group into
two smaller ones and spent a good
hour on the low ropes activities
which bond the participants and
strengthen them as a team Teylearn quickly that therersquos no letter
ldquoIrdquo in ldquoteamrdquo
Next it was onto the high
ropes Climbing up there is no
small eat Most o our youth
did go up the high ropes Tose
that didnrsquot were part o the as-
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new building will be located near the our
youth cabins at DaySpring becoming the
ocal point or large groups and youth
events Henley says this building will be a
vast improvement over the current one
which two decades later is alling to piecesldquoTe existing building is well beyond
its useul lierdquo says Henley ldquoItrsquos tied us over
or a number o yearsrdquo While the building
and pool are phase one o the DaySpring
project they are really finishing an unfin-
ished project
ldquoWe needed to complete that activities
area that had unctioned or a long time
with a temporary buildingrdquo said Henley
Te new building will be much more use-
ul to groups as the current portable build-
ing only has one large room
Visitors to DaySpring and poten-
tial guests have long decried the lack o a
pool at DaySpring Years ago campers and
groups relied upon a residential pool on
the property but it was too small to saely
accommodate anything more than small
groups In addition it did not have handi-
capped accessibility
Te current design pictured at lefwill include a handicapped access point
and a graduated area so that small children
can play While the lack o a pool has been
a drawback in bringing groups to Day-
Spring Henley believes it was right not to
try to build one until it was part o a larger
master plan
ldquoTe pool will be a real highlight in
the activities areardquo says Henley
Lead architect or the project is JeddHeap o Fawley Bryant Architects As the
building is currently being conceived it will
eature a large 5000-square-oot multi-use
recreationmeeting hall two classrooms
or smaller groups and a kitchen
ldquoIt really will put a very useul build-
ing into the mixrdquo said HenleyX
Everyday DaySpring YouthVisit from Holy Trinity
sistants known as the Belay eam
that secured the ropes or the
climbers Te person as high as
thirty eet in the air had to trust
that the Belay eam would do
their job perectly It wasnrsquot un-
common to hear the youth up top
shouting ldquoAre you sure yoursquove got
merdquo more than onceA little over three hours later
we had a wonderul lunch in the
dining hall at DaySpring Ten it
was on to the Canopy Walk whic
is a new element at DaySpring
Tere you walk up wooden stairs
to a walkway built in the trees sor
o like a treehouse
We also got a look inside St
Tomas Chapel a landmark transported rom Saety Harbor many
years ago
Te youth are now anxious
to plan another date and they
especially want to do more low
ropesX
continued rom page 14
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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22
An Altar for St ChadMike Rivera literally built an altar for Tamparsquos St Chad Martha Goodwill
tells of an artist who literally takes us back to the time of Christ
HE LAS IME I saw Mr Mike
Rivera he was on a high lif replac-
ing and painting the wood soffits and
gutters o St Chadrsquos Parish Hall It has
always been that way or Mike at St
Chadrsquos (and around the Diocese) I
there is a job that needs to be done
Mike will figure out how to do it
Tat is how the altar and other
sanctuary urnishings came to be
created at St Chadrsquos Rivera spent
months staring at the altar rom his
pew during Sunday morning servic-
es It was just too high and too wide
and it took up too much room
So in 2001 when their new priest
Fr Christian Villagomeza acceptedthe call to St Chadrsquos Rivera knew he
had to do something about that altar
So he set about building the church
a new altar He used the old altar or
the structure o the new altar It is
built out o oak and travertine mar-
ble as are all o the candle sticks the
tabernacle chairs and lectern
Rivera did some research on
travertine and ound that it was anold material about 2000 years old
and would have been orming at
the same time that Christianity was
orming He thought this made trav-
ertine a very appropriate material or
St Chadrsquos new altar
Riverarsquos talents were already
known around the Diocese In 1993
Mike was asked to build all the al-
tar urniture or St Maryrsquos in BonitaSprings when their new sanctuary
was constructed
Even beore St Maryrsquos and long
beore St Chadrsquos were blessed with
Riverarsquos gifs he was our first director
at DaySpring
For nine years Rivera oversaw
the construction o almost all o the
buildings we see today During the
excavation o the dining hall they dugup many large boulders Rivera had
the idea to save at least one o these
and had it moved He told the crane
operator to take it down around the
pond as ar as he could make it in the
damp soil Where the crane operator
dropped the boulder is where Rivera
built the outdoor chapel that we
enjoy at DaySpring
Rivera also built the rames
the stained glass windows in the o
door chapel Tese windows w
originally in St Tomas Chapel
because o the thickness o the a
glass and the oaks surrounding
chapel the interior o the chapel w
just too dark Te frac12rdquo thick glass pi
es and the cement grout make th
windows perect or the outdoor c
pel
Rivera has never had any orm
training in liturgical arts
He served in the ampa Fire D
partment or 25 years working hour on48 hour off shifs Tis
him with two days off to pursue o
er interests He owned a plane pa
shop or a while and worked in co
struction remodeling and home
pairs You can learn a lot in 80 yea
he says I know many are thank
that he never stops learning X
Ar1048692
View of the altar at St Chadrsquos
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
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Advent Rejoice Always This Gaudete Sunday
LErsquoS SAR WIH a quiz Back
in Sunday School you probably mem-
orized the shortest verse in the Bible
What was it (John 1135) ldquoJesus weptrdquo
And do you know the second shortest
It is Tessalonians 516 ldquoRejoice al-
waysrdquo Actually this is a trick question
since the shortest verse depends on
which version o the Bible yoursquore using
Whatever the version or language
the command ndash and it really is that a
command ndash the words o St Paul to
ldquorejoice alwaysrdquo might strike us as just
another one o the many Biblical in-
junctions which we can label ldquoeasier
said than donerdquo Afer all we know that
ldquoJesus weptrdquo So was he rejoicing then
Paul doesnrsquot say ldquoRejoice sometimesrdquoor ldquoRejoice when times are good and
the economy is strongrdquo He simply says
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Letrsquos take a deeper look
at what he might be saying to us
Since the 9th century ndash1200 years
ndash Paulrsquos injunction to rejoice has ormed
part o the liturgy on this third Sunday o
Advent In earlier times Advent was re-
garded not only as a solemn season but
as somber penitential time much likeLent o the medieval mind the com-
mand to rejoice in the midst o these
dark days was so extraordinary that it
had to be marked in some tangible way
Hence the pink candle on the Advent
wreath and or churches that could a-
ord such luxury the vestments and all
the hangings were changed to pink or
this third Sunday Te day came to be
called Gaudete Sunday rom the Latin
word meaning to rejoice Te soon-
to-be-ulfilled promise o redemption
in the birth o the Christ Child indeed
gives us cause or joy
Christmas 1980 ound me working in
a community clinic in oronto Although
part o a large mental health acility its cli-
entele was little different rom what you
would find i you dropped in to Resurrec-
tion House in Sarasota Tis time o year
choirs rom local churches service clubs
and schools ofen visited the clinic to sing
holiday music and aferwards mingle with
the homeless so that they could eel that
they had done their duty One could learna lot by watching the reaction o the clinicrsquos
clients to what was being sung Songs like
Jingle Bells Frosty the Snowman and White
Christmas were always met with great en-
thusiasm with those present joining in
But it was the hymns which held
real power ofen resulting in a deep
sense o awe On one occasion there
was a request rom the audience or O
Holy Night As the choir began to singthis rail wreck o a man joined in with
the most pure baritone voice that any-
one could imagine Almost immedi-
ately the choir ell silent as he contin-
ued on ldquoIt was the night o the dear
Saviorrsquos birthhelliprdquo ears streamed down
his cheeks as he sang ldquoLong lay the
world in sin and error pining ill
appearrsquod and the soul elt its worth
thrill o hope the weary world rejoi
For yonder breaks a new and glo
ous mornrdquo When he finished there w
proound silence I think we were
araid to speak to shatter the mome
or he captured the deepest longing
everyonersquos heart or a Savior
Tere are many opportunities d
ing the Christmas season to experie
joy But the writer o Tessaloni
would have us experience joy all y
long He would have us experience
when the carols and the lights and
nativity scenes have all been put aw
How do we do that We do it by obse
ing the rest o the sentence rom I Tsalonians Te two words ldquoRejoice
waysrdquo represent only the first phrase
a sentence with three parts Te en
sentence reads like this ldquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasing give thanks in
circumstances or this is Godrsquos will
you in Christ Jesusrdquo Tese are the th
keys to having the Christmas spirit
your lie at all times rdquoRejoice alwa
pray without ceasingrdquo and ldquogive thain all circumstancesrdquo
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Paul is saying
us first o all that joy is a primary ch
acteristic o a Christian I you do
have a sense o joy in your lie you n
to examine your Christian aith to
i perhaps you have a problem that y
The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday or Rose Sunday The Rev DavidDanner tells the meaning of the day which actually applies to our whole year
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
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24
are not acknowledging
We must note however that joy
does not come rom having lie all fig-
ured out Rather joy comes rom living
in the knowledge that we are loved by
God Tere is a charming story in James
Boswellrsquos Lie o Johnson One day John-
son met a man named Edwards whomhe had not seen or over orty years
since their days together at Oxord
Tey talked o many things Speaking
o what he had done since they had
last met Edwards said ldquoYou are an
eminent philosopher Dr Johnson I too
have tried in my time to be a philoso-
pher but I donrsquot know how cheerul-
ness was always breaking inrdquo Tere are
many people who rob themselves o joy
because they think they need to under-
stand the ups and downs the twists and
turns o lie Let me assure you that will
never happen Instead we live by aith
Just as joy does not come rom
having lie all figured out neither does
it come rom always living in the sun-
shine C S Lewis wrote o the differ-
ence between joy and pleasure Joy
Lewis said comes rom within It is
steady and abiding Pleasure on theother hand is extrinsic and comes and
goes in response to whatever is happen-
ing in our environment We all have our
small pleasures and thatrsquos fine But one
day they will ail us Joy will never ail
us Joy resides within and undergirds
us regardless o what is happening on
the outside It is the ree gif o God that
comes with aith in Jesus Christ
ldquoRejoice alwaysrdquo Te next verse tellsus ldquoPray without ceasingrdquo In other words
Paul is telling to cultivate a sense o Godrsquos
presence within us ndash a presence that we
can carry with us always I we have a sense
o Godrsquos presence in our lives at all times
we will be able to rejoice Tat is how we
can pray continually Prayer is not a mere
ritual in which we repeat the same words
over and over ldquoForgive us our sinshellip take
care o my amilyhellipGod is great God is
good let us thank him or our oodrdquo Paul
doesnrsquot mean or us to mouth ormulas all
the time And he certainly doesnrsquot mean
or us to bow our heads and close our eyes
while wersquore driving When he says ldquopray
without ceasingrdquo he is telling us to dwell in
God
Years ago journalist Skip Turman
told o meeting a remarkable Wash-
ington DC cab driver named Percival
Bryan Bryan came to the US in 1924
as a stowaway on a banana boat rom
Jamaica Bryan had the quirky habit o
asking each passenger to sign a guestbook Afer 40 years eight cabs and
over 160000 passengers Bryanrsquos auto-
graph collection ound its way into the
Anacostia Community Museum
Bryan was remarkable or his
riendliness and poise One night two
passengers robbed him But beore the
ride was over not only had they given
back the money they had both signed
his guest book ldquoWhat keeps you go-ingrdquo asked Turman Bryan said ldquoMy
riends but most o all God Every
morning I get down on my kneeshellipI
ask God to ride with me protect me
and let me share mysel with othershellipI
tell you sometimes I eel very richrdquo
Percival Bryan is with God now
but those autographs speak o a m
who knew how to rejoice always and
pray without ceasing God was his co
stant companion Tatrsquos the second
or keeping the Christmas spirit all y
long Cultivate a sense o Godrsquos pr
ence and carry it with you everywh
you go ldquoRejoice always pray withceasingrdquo and here is the third key ldquog
thanks in all circumstancesrdquo
In seminary I took a course rom
proessor who had spent over two ye
in a Nazi prison camp He told us h
over time 8 to 10 prisoners orme
community o Christian believers T
tiny cell was able to meet or prayer a
simple worship a couple times a we
He told how on Christmas Day 1
they managed to secure some br
and wine and celebrated Communi
Catholics and Protestants togeth
Tey had no Bibles but recalled
words o Scriptures as best they co
rom memory Tis proessor who w
at the time a Lutheran pastor reca
the simple verse rom todayrsquos epi
ldquoRejoice always pray without ceasi
give thanks in all circumstancesrdquo a
offered words o hope to his ellow poners in the orm o a simple serm
Years later this man told his stude
ldquoTe Gospel is no less true when
cumstances are most terrible I we i
merse ourselves in this truth we sh
never find ourselves saying we have
reason to celebraterdquo
ldquoRejoice always pray without ce
ing give thanks in all circumstanc
this is Godrsquos will or us Listen to message o these three short verses a
I promise you the spirit o Christm
will be with you throughout the year
About the Author Te Rev Da
Danner is rector o All Angels by the S
Longboat Key
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
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CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
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DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
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PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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BRADENON - he pulse o Campus
Ministry o State College o Florida has been
revived as our open doors have welcomed
more students than ever to participate in
Christian ellowship and reach out to the
campus his semester we have truly been
able to reap what has been sewn in prayer and
vision o the campus ministry at SCF Having
established our internship program and
implementing an assisting chaplain role we
were ready to begin a ull academic calendar
year 2015-16 with great hopes Our hope and
vision o witnessing a Christian community
rise out o the student body is becoming an
astounding reality
Each all brings a large influx o new
students As a team we excitedly met this
new influx with open doors We launched
a ree coffee outreach or the simple pur-pose o generosity We are quite intention-
al in providing an excellent cup o coffee
both in how it tastes and how it carries
or the student on the go It is a small yet
comorting reminder that they are cared
or Tanks to this simple outreach we re-
ceive regular traffic rom across the cam-
pus Indeed even the nursing dental and
physical therapy students who typically
stay within their buildings now regularly venture over to our side o campus We
have given over 600 cups o coffee away
And this has given us the opportunity to
engage many different students in ways we
would never have imagined
Our outpost on campus has inspired
students to launch and participate in
ministries We have ormed relationships
with our student leaders We have been
able to walk with these young leaders
and encourage them with their minis-
try while also showing support and help
to acilitate with any practical needs We
have our groups led entirely by students
which meet on a weekly basis Tere is a
bible study a campus ellowship a prayer
gathering and lastly some young men
are meeting or the purpose o holding
each other accountable and becoming up-
standing and Godly men Tere is overlap
o turnout varying in these groups as well
as other organizations within the student
body including student government
Tis activity has also extended into
our weekly worship and Eucharist as
more and more curiosity has attractedinterest in our tradition o Communion
With such marvel among the students Fr
Bryan OrsquoCarroll has had many opportu-
nities to invite students in to celebrate the
sacraments He has also taken the time
to explain the liturgy the conession the
prayers the peace and indeed the memo-
rial o our redemption During a service I
participated in a ew weeks ago a student
leaned over and quietly said to me ldquoHeythis is really deep you say this stuff every
time you take communionrdquo
Statements like these have led into
incredible discussions encouragements
and teaching opportunities Each week
afer our Eucharist students are gather-
ing to discuss deep theological principles
In these dialogues themes continue
emerge around the varying manipulati
o biblical understanding doctrinal p
ciples and ultimately what it really me
to be ldquoin Christrdquo
While the world repeatedly s
people the notion aith and spiritua
should be tailored to onersquos own person
ity we are sitting in the midst o ldquocultu
and we are finding young people are lo
ing or something outside themselves T
same old religion and the same old wo
get old ast in this generation Tey w
change Tey want to be changed So
are repeatedly pointing them to Jesus
Te culture is ever changing I I h
to use one word to describe the mission
our ministry it would be urgency T
is such a longing or the Gospel messin our day and age Tere are so m
lies floating throughout culture ruth
almost completely subverted and sub
gated to fit anyonersquos desire Te prim
concern o Campus Ministry at SCF is
Gospel o Jesus We bear witness to a
lision o Heaven and earth ound solel
the Lord Jesus and His redemption r
sin and suffering Te Gospel is our d
ing uel We recognize the students in midst will be subject to competing id
and so it is our main desire to inspire th
imagination and hope with the per
and work o the Lord Jesus And we th
you or allowing us to do just that X
I you would like to know more ab
SCF contact me at billypardyicloudco
The Gospel Says lsquoGorsquoThe Diocesan mission at State College of Florida is reaching out with urgencyBilly Pardy reports on the evangelism there which begins with hospitality
Cam1048688983157 Minitry
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
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Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
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Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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Fo983140 Episcopal Christmas FavoritesThe Diocesan collection of Christmas recipes is a treasure trove of culinary
history Jan Nothum nds some favorites from times past that are just as
appealing today as when they were made generations ago
HE HOLIDAY SEASON is upon us
ar more quickly than many o us are pre-
pared Tis special time provides us many
opportunities or reflection thanksgiving
celebration expectation and much rejoic-
ing Tere is time or gathering together
and time or quiet sel meditation ake in-
tentional advantage o all the various ways
to spend your time over these weeks and
make the most o these special days
Many o us mark the season with the
gif o hospitality whether hosting prepar-
ing serving or as a guest What ollows is a
collection o recipes rom the ever grow-
ing cookbooks provided by congregations
Tis collection is not comprehensive by
any stretch just a ldquogifrdquo rom the ood ar-
chives o our past
Percolator PunchldquoPerect at Christmasrdquo
1 (46 oz) pineapple juice unsweetened
1 (48 oz) cranberry juice cocktail
2-12 cup water
12 tsp salt
1 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp whole cloves
6 sticks cinnamonPut all liquids in bottom percolator
add cloves cinnamon salt and sugar in
the top Perk and serve hot Serves 20 -
25 punch cups
From Betty Lou otten Burnt
Cakes St Alredrsquos Episcopal Church
Palm Harbor FL 1988
Pralines3 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
14 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1-12 cup chopped pecans
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla
In a large pot combine sugar but-
termilk salt and soda Cook to the
sof ball stage (238 degrees) stirringconstantly Add nuts and bring to 238
degrees again Add butter and vanilla
and let cool slightly Ladle out rapidly
a spoonul at a time onto waxed paper
Te candy will be caramel color
Recipe rom All Angels Fare All An-
gels By Te Sea Longboat Key1988
Five Cheese Ball(makes 3 balls)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
1 cup grated Monterey Jack
Muenster cheese
1 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
14 cup crumbled bleu cheese
2 bsp sof butter or margarine
14 tsp salt1 tsp instant minced onion
12 cup dry white wine
In a large bowl beat all ingre
ents until smooth and well blend
Shape into balls logs or pack in
a jar or crock Cover and rerig
ate until ready to use or reeze W
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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Pecan Pie1 unbaked pie crust
14 cup Butter
1 cup Brown Sugar
14 tsp Salt
keep about 3 weeks rerigerated or 6
months rozen I desired roll balls in
chopped nuts wheat germ parsley or
paprika beore serving
From Laurie Segraves Recipes
rom St Paul St Paulrsquos Episcopal
Church Naples FL 1981
Cranberry Fruit Salad1 tbsp unflavored gelatin
14 cup cold water
1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
12 cup sugar
12 cup ground resh cranberries
2 bsp lemon juice
2 bsp grated orange rind
1 navel orange sectioned
12 cup chopped apple
Sprinkle unflavored gelatin over cold
water Bring cranberry juice to boil Add to
gelatin and stir until dissolved Add sugar
stir until dissolved Cool Add remaining
ingredients Chill until firm Serve with
mayonnaise diluted with one part sour
cream to two parts mayonnaise Garnish
with slivered almonds
From Mary E Richardson Re-
deeming Recipes Women o the Church
o the Reedemer Sarasota FL 1982
Christmas Doughnuts1 pound butter
1-12 pounds o sugar
6 eggs
1 quart o milk
Nutmeg and cinnamon
Set a sponge with hal the milk
when very light warm the other pint
and melt the butter in it Add the otheringredients and mix Let rise again roll
out and ry in hot lard
Recipe by Mrs ES Warner Palma
Sola rom Cullinary Cullings rom
Competent Cooks Christ Church
Guild Bradenton 1901
Sweet Potato Muffins12 cup butter
1-14 cup sugar2 Eggs
1-14 cups canned mashed sweet
potatoes
1-12 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
14 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
14 tsp nutmeg
1 cup milk
12 cup finely chopped pecans orwalnuts
12 cup chopped raisins
Cream butter and sugar Add eggs
mix well Blend in sweet potatoes Mix
in dry ingredients which have been
sifed together alternately with milk
Do not overmix Fold in raisins and
nuts Grease muffin tin and fill 23
Bake in 400 degree oven or 25 minu
Tese may be rozen and reheatedRecipe rom Mrs George Wainsc
inspired by Christiana Campbellrsquos
ern Williamsburg Published in rin
By Te Stove rinity By the Cove Epis
pal Church Women Naples 1987
Pumpkin Cake RollFilling
1 cup conectioners sugar
2 (3 oz) cream cheese4 bsp margarine
12 tsp vanilla
Combine filling ingredients a
beat smooth
Cake
3 Eggs
1 cup sugar
St Peterrsquos Plant City Pecan Pie
3 Eggs - well beaten
1 cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Prepare unfilled pie shell Cream butter
and brown sugar Add salt Add remaining ingredients and mix well Bake
40 - 50 minutes until edge o filling is set and center is sof
Recipe by Margaret Stevens 100 Years o Cooking St Peterrsquos Episcopal
Church Plant City 2008
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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30
Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
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28
23 cup pumpkin
1 tsp lemon juice
34 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
12 tsp nutmeg
12 tsp salt1 cup chopped walnuts
Beat eggs on high speed o mixer or
5 minutes Gradually beat in sugar Stir in
pumpkin and lemon juice Stir together dry
ingredients Fold into pumpkin mixture
Grease and lour a sheet o oil and place in 15
x 10 x 1 inch pan op with nuts Bake in 375
degree oven or 15 minutes urn out on tow-
el sprinkled with conectioners sugar Starting
at narrow end roll towel and cake together
and cool Unroll and spread illing over cake
then re-roll and inish cooling
Recipe by Nancy Mello Celebration
Cookbook St Nathanielrsquos Episcopal
Church North Port 2007
Grandmarsquos Molasses Krinkles34 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar cream together
1 egg
4 tbsp molasses2-14 cup sifed flour
14 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
12 tsp ground cloves
Blend all together and pinch off
dough about 1 tsp at a time and make
into small balls Dip on side o each
ball in sugar and put on cookie sheetsugar side up Bake 10 - 15 minutes in
375 degree oven
From Elizabeth Forsyth Our
Daily Bread Cookbook Episcopal
Churchwomen Calvary Episcopal
Church Indian Rocks Beach1966
Apple Nut Cake3 bsp margarine
1 cup sugar (brown or white)
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups diced firm apples
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
12 tsp salt
12 tsp cinnamon14 tsp nutmeg
12 cup nuts (chersquos choice)
Cream margarine Add sugar egg
and vanilla Cream together and mix
in apples Sif dry ingredients Blend
into batter with nuts Bake in a greased
8x8 inch pan or 40 - 45 minutes in a
350 degree oven Cake is moist and
stays moist op with Cool Whip or
Whipped CreamFrom Edna Day Redeeming Reci-
pes Te Women o Church o the Re-
deemer Sarasota 1982
Chocolate Peppermint SquaresMakes about 3 dozen pieces
2 oz unsweetened chocolate
12 cup butter
12 cup sifed flour
dash salt
1 cup sugar
2 Eggs
Melt butter and chocolate over hot
ter Beat eggs until rothy and stir in sugar
chocolate Add lour and salt Mix thoroug
Pour into greased 9 inch pan Bake in 350
gree oven or 20 - 25 minutes Cool Mpeppermint mixture with
3 bsp butter
1 cup sifer Powdered Sugar
1 tbsp milk
14 tsp peppermint
1-12 oz unsweetened chocolate
Work 2 tablespoons sofened bu
into powdered sugar add milk and p
permint and stir until smooth Spread
o cake with a thin coating peppermmixture Rerigerate cake Melt choco
and 1 tablespoon o butter over hot
ter Drizzle over cake Rerigerate at lea
minutes Cut into small squares
All Angels By Te Sea Episco
Church Longboat Key FL 1988X
The Diocese is attempting to collect all of the cookbooks from our parishes from the lastcentury Pictured here are a selection of the cookbooks which now reside in the DiocesanArchives Do you have an old cookbook Email Jan Nothum at jnothumepiscopalsworg
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New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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30
Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3536
I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3636
HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 2936
New Field for Good Shepherd A series of repairs improvements and updates has brought new life
to the Venice parish Good Shepherd Pete Muller reports on the
renovation which will be consecrated this February
P9831371048690ih Life
VENICE - Te Episcopal Church
o the Good Shepherd ounded in
1988 as a mission congregation
has announced the completion o a
$400000 building renovation
Te project which began last
spring included a newly designed and
expanded sanctuary as well as extensive
interior and exterior repairs and im-
provements
Te Rev Gary A Wilde rector o
Good Shepherd said parishioners will
celebrate completion o the project with
an open house or riends neighbors
and the general public on November 1
Bishop Michael Garrison will con-secrate the new sanctuary in February
Architecture and construction was
provided by Stroop Design and Con-
struction o Sarasota Te parish fi-
nance committee responsible or raising
unds or the project is headed by Steve
1993 on its present site at 1115 Cen
Road Te original structure consis
o a chapel and screened-in courtya
Eleven years later office space cla
rooms and a library were added and
courtyard was enclosed or use as a pish hall
In 2005 Good Shepherd comp
ed the transition rom mission to p
ish status in the Episcopal Diocese
Southwest Florida
Te original 76-member congre
tion now has 343 membersX
Eibling John Buntel is project manager
or the parish and coordinated on site
daily with the primary contractor and
all subcontractors until final clean-up
ldquoTis beautification o Good Shep-
herd Church is a testament to the pa-rishioners themselves who provided
the unds and my gratitude or their
generosity is unboundedrdquo Fr Wilde
said
Te church began its lie with wor-
shippers meeting at the nearby YMCA
until construction o a building in
Pictured here the expanded sanctuary that will be consecrated in February
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30
Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
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I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
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30
Call for Action on AlcoholThis issue of The Southern Cross comes to us between last summerrsquos GeneralConvention and ldquothe holidaysrdquo The Rev Canon Michael Durning writes
that it has something to say to us about alcohol and how we order our lives
P9831371048690ih Life
HE GENERAL CONVENIONaddressed several actions recommended
by the Legislative Committee on Alco-
hol and Substance Abuse One resolution
recommended that those discerning or
ordination be questioned at the beginning
about how alcohol abuse and substance
addiction have affected the ordinandrsquos
amily system A second resolution ac-
knowledged that the Church has been
part o the problem (in some ways) and
offered our points o action
bull Conront and repent o the
Churchrsquos complicity in a cul-
ture o alcohol denial and en-
abling
bull Speak to cultural norms thatpromote addiction
bull Promote spiritual practices
as a means o prevention and
healing
bull Advocate or public unding
and health insurance cover-
age or prevention interven-
tion treatment and recovery
and collaborate with qualified
community resources offeringthese services and to respond
with pastoral care and ac-
countability
A third resolution proposed pol-
icy updates and recommended that
this policy be presented in all jurisdic-
tions Our Diocesan Council received a
draf policy update at its October 2015
meeting I hope you ask your DiocesanCouncil representative about it
Te awareness o how alcohol a-
ects the Church seems to be ever-wid-
ening At a recent gathering a group o
clergy requested that time and space be
set aside or a 12-step meeting A simi-
lar request was made regarding uture
Diocesan Conventions As a priest in
this Diocese I welcome the courage
and the honesty o our clergy who areseeking ways to gather that are sae sup-
portive and riendly to recovery
Te ongoing impact o the General
Conventionrsquos work will I am sure take
some time to play out In the meantime
ldquothe holidaysrdquo will offer ample oppor-
tunity to consume Set beore all o us
Here The Most Rev Katharine Jefferts-Schori addresses the House of Bishops at GeneConvention Issues of alcohol and substance abuse were the subject of resolutions
will be the usual cookies pumpkin p
egg nog mulled cider spiced wine cbeer hot toddies Irish coffee ad n
seum I intend to enter into this end-
year madness with a new perspect
Tis year I will rememberhellip
bull hellipthat I have colleagues rie
and amily who are deeply struggl
with their own recovery
bull hellipthat Jesus had difficult thing
say to those who served as a stumbl
block to othersbull hellipthat 88 thousand people died
the US last year due to alcohol abus
bull hellipthat alcohol abuse is an affr
to the dignity o every human being
Most o all I will remember that
long-expected Jesus o Advent was bo
to set Godrsquos people reeX
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3136
A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3536
I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3636
HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
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A Fine Anglican Research LibraryThe St Petersburg parish St Bede has a standout library of Anglican theology and history
Jennifer Rich reports on its history and its lay librarian Helen Bohman
S PEERSBURG 983085 Ask Helen
Bohman and shersquoll tell you she isnrsquot a
librarian She likes finding books but
not lending them out Shersquos too much
o a mother hen
ldquoTere are two types o librarians
one who likes to collect books and give
them out Te other thinks the books
should be chainedrdquo she laughed
Te ormer St Petersburg College
English proessor loves books and that
love has led her to help establish one o
the best libraries in the Southwest Dio-
cese at St Bedersquos Episcopal Church in
St Petersburg
Te library started in the 1950s
shortly afer the church was ormed hasgrown rom a collection o devotional
and Sunday School material donated by
parishioners to a solid research library
Highly regarded volumes like the
Anchor Bible Dictionary and commen-
taries on the individual books o the
Bible line the shelves o the one-room
library
ldquoTis is going to be an Anglican li-
braryrdquo she said with a determined toneldquoI want to make sure the bones are good
and then Irsquoll begin to move in the essen-
tial urniturerdquo
Ironically her love or book collect-
ing started when she was in sixth grade
and was sent to the school library as
punishment
ldquoI pulled a three-volume series on
Scotland out and saw a picture o Sir
Walter Scottrsquos libraryrdquo Bohman said
ldquoI decided I wanted one just like it so I
skipped lunch and saved that and my
trolley are and bought booksrdquo
Afer a uesday spent in the li-
brary the 86-year-old cradle Episcopa-
lian goes home to her personal library
which she had built years ago as a 40-oot addition with a spiral staircase and
8-oot high stacks housing thousands o
volumes
Bohman took over St Bedersquos library
afer her sister Caroline Whitman Ev-
erett the ormer librarian died in 2005
Former rector Te Rev Boyd Carson
knowing Bohmanrsquos passion or boo
immediately began hinting that
should continue in her sisterrsquos ootste
ldquoHe nagged at me or two years
ore I gave inrdquo she said She started
weeding out less important materia
make room or serious Christian th
logians like CS Lewis and Freder
Buechner
ldquoI I donrsquot like something it dev
ops eetrdquo said Bohman with a twin
in her eye and a characteristic chuc
ldquoEverything I put in are the classicsrdquo
Te result according to Priest-
Charge Frederick Mann is ldquoone o
most comprehensive church libra
Irsquove seen except or a cathedral libraryMann who is the ormer dean
St James Cathedral in South Be
Indiana and once had a 900-volu
personal library o his own thinks
Bedersquos library is unusual given the
o the church and its resources
ldquoMost church libraries have bo
on a variety o subjects but this is m
o a research libraryrdquo he said ldquoIt wo
be a great resource or someone doa project and needing Biblical researc
Bohman is still cataloguing a
her wit is ofen reflected in the proc
ldquoWhen I got to the section on sain
marked it BS or biographies o sain
she said with a smile ldquoNobody has e
said a wordrdquoX
P9831371048690ih Life
Helen Bonham in the St Bede Library
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32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
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34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3536
I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3636
HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3236
32
The Rev Bill BurdenS PEERSBURG - Te Rev Wil-
liam Robertson ldquoBillrdquo Burden an assistantat the Cathedral Church o St Peter has
died Born in Rockord Illinois in 1943
Te Rev Burden assisted seasonally at the
Cathedral Church o St Peter beginning
in 2010 Burden received a BA rom Bos-
ton College MDiv rom General Teo-
logical Seminary and MA rom Loyola
University Canonically resident in the
Diocese o Chicago he served most o his
priesthood at rinity Episcopal Church in
Aurora Illinois rom 1972-2005 He also
served at All Saints in Chicago and Christ
Church Winnetka Illinois
Susan Shaw DoingF MYERS - Susan Shaw Doing
81 o Fort Myers wie o Te Rev Rob-
ert Doing died Oct 27 2015 Te Do-
ings were married 61 years A Requiem
was held at All Soulrsquos North Fort Myers
on Sunday Nov 15
The Rev John HartnettS PEERSBURG - Te Rev
John Hartnett rector o St Vincentrsquos
and a long-time rector o St Giles Pinel-
las Park died Saturday August 15 2015
just beore noon Te Rev Hartnett
served the Diocese o Southwest Florida
rom 1990 until his death
Born in Carroll Iowa on August13 1950 he attended the University o
Iowa or his undergraduate degree and
attended Nashotah House rom 1983-
1986 He was made deacon in Chicago
in June o 1986 and priest in San Diego
in December 1986 He served as Assis-
tant Headmaster o All Saints San Di-
ego rom 1986-90 He came to Florida
to serve at St Giles Pinellas Park where
he was rector rom 1990 to 2008 In
2008 he moved to St Vincentrsquos in St
Petersburg At the Diocese he served
as chair o the Evangelism Commission
rom 1992-99 as well as the Church
Growth and Development Commis-
sion rom 1997-98
ldquoFr Hartnett took a special inter-
est in evangelism and renewal serving
as Spiritual Director or several Cursilloweekends and as a member o Cursillo
Secretariatrdquo said the Rev Canon Mi-
chael Durning Canon to the Ordinary
He is survived by his wie o 41
years Wendy Sue MacInnes Hartnett
and sons Michael Hartnett and Jeffrey
Hartnett and daughter-in-law Jennier
Orville Charles Mizer
AMPA - Orville Charles Mizerhusband o ormer Daughters o the King
President and current Episcopal Church
Women President-elect Leila Mizer died
suddenly July 27 2015
He joined the United States Navy im-
mediately afer his high school graduation
in 1956 He was a Senior Chie Petty O-
ficer and served as a Medical Field ech
cian He took advantage o educational
portunities afforded to him and earne
Masterrsquos Degree in Public Administrat
rom the University o Oklahoma in 19
As a civilian he worked as a med
records supervisor and technology s
cialist or several insurance companiesretired rom that job in 2001
He was reared Roman Catholic
was received into the Episcopal Church
1994 He volunteered at St James Ho
o Prayer Episcopal Church as reasu
Secretary Newsletter Publisher and Jun
Warden He was a ounding membe
the Brotherhood o St Andrew and ser
as President Vice President and Secreta
Cynda MortS PEERSBURG ndash Cynda M
62 died on Saturday May 16 20
Born Oct 25 1952 in Fort Wayne
was a daughter o Willard Muzzy a
Sue Allman Muzzy She graduated r
West Noble High School in 1971 a
then rom Ball State University wit
degree in Journalism
She began working at T
News~Sentinel Fort Wayne in the Ftures department in 1973 On June
1973 she married Kevin Mort
Cynda worked at the Elyria Chr
icle elegram the ampa ribune a
the St Petersburg imes In 2001
began a journalism track at Melr
Elementary John Hopkins Mid
School and Lakewood High Schoo
St Petersburg
She is survived by her husband TReverend Kevin Mort two sons Zach
and Andrew mother Sue Muzzy Stell
and brother Larry (Sue) Muzzy Kev
parents Joseph and Marilyn Mort o
diana his brother ristan o Indiana
his sisters Joni Walter and Janeen Mein
both o Indiana
Obtua1048690ie
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
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The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3436
34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3536
I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3636
HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3336
The Rev Don NicholsonF MYERS BEACH - Diocesan
House is saddened to report the death o
the Rev Donald Robert Nicholson 80
Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos Church Fort Myers
Beach on the evening o Monday August
10 2015 Nicholson joined the Marines
out o high school and or 14 months hewas a guard at Te White House during
the Eisenhower Administration
He received a BA degree rom
George Washington University in 1960
and an SB degree rom the Berkeley Di-
vinity School at Yale in 1964 In 1999 he
received a degree rom the Academy o
Chinese Healing Arts as an Acupuncture
Physician He was ordained Deacon the
same year and a Priest in 1965 by Bishop
Harry Lee Doll
He transerred to the Diocese o
Maryland in 1964 where he served as Vic-
ar Church o the Holy Spirit Aberdeen
He then moved to the Diocese o Western
Massachusetts in 1968 where he served as
the Assistant at St Peterrsquos Springfield In
both Boston and Baltimore he identified
himsel as a ldquostreet priestrdquo who worked to
bring the disenranchised into church
Nicholson came to Southwest Floridain 1997 where he assisted at Christ Church
Bradenton He also served at St Peterrsquos Ca-
thedral and St Albanrsquos St Pete Beach In
2008 he was Interim Rector at Church o
the Good Samaritan Clearwater His most
recent assignment Vicar o St Raphaelrsquos
Fort Myers Beach included the 60th an-
niversary celebration o the parish and its
designation as historic by the town o Ft
Myers Beach Don Nicholson and BeverlyHunt married November 27 2004
The Rev Ray PerssonPARRISH - Diocesan House is
saddened to report the July 10 2015
death o Te Rev Raymond Edward
Persson at the age o 71
Persson was ordained to the
diaconate in 1991 by Bishop Rogers
Harris and was assigned to St Johnrsquos
Clearwater
His ministries included Kairos a
prison ministry and Epiphany a pro-
gram or juvenile offenders Ray and
his wie Beverly moved to Buckeye
Arizona in 2008
Hamilton lsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr
BRADENON - H HamiltonlsquoChiprsquo Rice Jr Esquire who served as
County Attorney or Manatee County
rom 1983 to 1997 died June 11 2015
Born Aug 25 1935 he practiced law in
Manatee County until retirement
Born in Kentucky anyone who
knew Chip Rice reerred to him as a
lsquotrue Kentucky gentlemanrsquo He served in
the United States Army and the Army
Reserves Chip shared his time talentand wisdom through his involvement
with many non-profit organizations
serving Manatee County including
serving as Senior Warden at Christ
Episcopal Church He was Chancel-
lor Emeritus o the Diocese and o the
Manasota Deanery
Chip Rice is survived by his w
Lester his son H Hamilton Rice
and daughter-in-law Kim Rice
daughter Margaret Rice Owen st
son Phil Bartles Jr step-daugh
Sarah Kathryn Bartles and son-in-l
Bret DeBenedictis and grandchild
Brent Haire aylor Ravenna Lind
Rice race and Ronan DeBenedictis
Martha Scovanner
LARGO - Martha Scovanner beloved wie mother and teach
died March 22 2015
Preceded in death in 1996
Daniel her husband o 51 years
is survived by three sons Wes
(Cathy) Dennis (Jane) and Doug
(Mary) seven grandchildren a
our great-grandchildren
A gifed and popular teacher
over 40 years she taught Latin aFrench at Largo High A mem
rial service was held on April 18
Church o Te Ascension Clearw
ter where Daniel was Associate R
tor and she sang in the choirX
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3436
34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3536
I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3636
HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3436
34
HE SOUHERN CROSS reports
on the Seventh Convention held in Clear-
water that October Sadly all the clergy and
delegates were sent out o the Sheraton
Sand Key because o a bomb threat Clergy
took the opportunity to take a group pho-
to on the fire truck as police and firemen
searched unsuccessully or a bomb Said
one clergyman ldquoIrsquove worked in New York
City and Washington and live in New Jer-
sey and have never had such an experience
and certainly never expected this in quiet
Floridardquo Te convention is still mourn-
ing the death o the Rt Rev William Lo-
tin Hargrave who died Oct 15 1975 in
Cocoa Beach A memorial is established
in his name the diocese also designates
the Manatee Junior College Chaplaincy
Home as the Williiam L Hargrave Chap-
laincy HomeAt the convention the Ven Herbert
E Beck is installed as the first Archdeacon
and the Rt Rev Richard Martin visited
rom national church headquarters saying
that Te Church Center acts as ldquocontrol
towerrdquo to remind aircraf o other aircraf
around it Te Rev Stackley Hurst Di-
ocesan Missioner speaks on evangelism
ldquoEvangelism is the lay personrsquos ministry
itrsquos a local task basicallyrdquo Te Rev TomasRedern Jr and the Rev LeRoy D Lawson
are in charge o the Commission on Min-
istry and the Rev Alexander Comort is
chairman o Te Court Array
Tat December St Tomas Snell
Isle and St Raphael Catholic Church join
in a production o Godspell Mrs Marilyn
L a r s e n
choir di-
rector di-
rects
In ECW News Mrs Robert W urn-
er III reports on the ldquofine Christian educa-
tion materialrdquo collected by Laura Hooker
and a booklet on talents by Marge Blox-
ham Tat year Te Rev Richard Wil-
liams resigns as rector o St Christopherrsquos
ampa to move to Jacksonville
A symposium on womenrsquos ordination
is held with lead speaker Te Rev John A
Bendon o the Episcopal Counseling Cen-
ter Te Rev Gerald Lowe retires as rector
o Church o the Annunciation Holmes
Beach
Other news rom 65 20 and 10 years
ago in December
1950
Meetings are held across the Diocese
o South Florida or the Diocesan Com-
mittee on Laymenrsquos Work Representatives
are Mr Emery L Puckett presiding at St
John ampa and a ldquoMr Cookerdquo presiding
at Church o the Redeemer Tat Decem-
ber Bishop Louttit visits St Johnrsquos ampa
on Dec 10 and St Bartholomewrsquos and
St Ambrosersquos Church on Christmas EveNew Yearrsquos Eve has the Bishop at St Luke
Ft Myers On Sexagesima Sunday on Jan-
uary 28 he was to visit St Markrsquos Venice
Tat all St Andrewrsquos ampa hosts
the provincial synod their main topic was
support o the Episcopal Hour radio show
1995
Tat year seminarian Vladimir
Nikolaevich Kapustin in St Petersb
Russia is supported through the Soc
or Promoting Christian Knowled
USA arm St Markrsquos Venice is celeb
ing the expansion o their parish in
wind up o a campaign called Te L
Line o Love Te campaign underta
in February March and April o 19
raises $1350000 or the project In
campaign 55 percent goes to constr
tion 25 percent to the preschool 3 perc
to cover campaign costs and 10 percen
tithed to the Diocese
2005
en years ago Jan Nothum arrive
assistant to then-Bishop John Lipscom
Meanwhile parishes are rallying to aid
trina victims in New Orleans and Wi
victims in the Diocese o Southeast F
ida Tere is some minor damage to p
ishes in Southwest Florida including to
roo o St Markrsquos Marco Island In yo
mission upcoming events are New Begnings 39 and Happening 55 Ter
also an Advent Camp at DaySpringX
Looking Back is taken rom the arch
at Diocesan House I you have questi
about your archive or can donate item
interest contact the Communications
fice at 941-556-0315
Glancing B983137c983147 1975 Bomb Threat
Makes Fire Truck Photo
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3536
I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3636
HE SOUHERN CROSS
HE DIOCESE OF SOUHWES FLORIDA
8005 25H SREE EAS
PARRISH FLORIDA 34219
Non Profit Org
US Postage
PAID
Manasota FL
Permit No 946
Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg
7232019 Southern Cross Dec 2015
httpslidepdfcomreaderfullsouthern-cross-dec-2015 3536
I Would Like To Be a Part of the 2015 Appeal
EAR HERE
Assist DaySpring
Endowment orDaySpring is a sacred place that seeks toenrich and empower its visitors in Christthrough prayer worship and ellowship Yourgif to DaySpring however large or smallwill help support DaySpring in perpetuity
Assist EpiscopalCharities ofSouthwest FloridaEpiscopal Charities is the unding supportorganization or congregation-basedcommunity outreach and special needs
Support the 2015 Bishoprsquos Appeal
lsquo W e h a v e
t h i s t r e a s u r e rsquo
GIFT LEVELSAfer prayerul consideration Iwe wish to contribute
$5000 $1000 $500 $100 $50 $20 $__________
USE MY GIFT For Episcopal Charities Endowment Fund
For DaySpring Endowment Fund
Share my donation equally between the two unds
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS I would like to include the Diocese in my estate plan
My company matches the matching orm is enclosed
Donate my gif in honor o _______________________________
NAME _____________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________
CIY _____________________ SAE ____ ZIP __________
PHONE ____________ EMAIL _________________________
PARISH ____________________________________________
MAIL A CHECK
Please make payable to Diocese o Southwest Florida8005 25th St East Parrish FL 34219
DONATE ONLINE AT EPISCOPALSWFLORThe Diocese of Southwest Florida has a safe secure online donat
page at episcopalswflorgappealhtml
LETrsquoS TALK MORE Please contact me at the above address about the plans or
DaySpring Episcopal Center
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Acolyte Festival Procession Sept 26 2015 Cathedral Church o St Peter St Petersburg