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The Apostolic Episcopal church was founded in 1925 bya former priest of the Episcopal Church in the USA,Fr.ArthurW. Brooks. The Hdqs. of the new Church was at christ churchBy-The-Sea on Noel Rd.,Broad Channel Island,Queens. BishopBrooks (he had been elevated to bishop that same year) was awell known journalist,writing a daily column on World Eventsfor the Brooklyn Eagle,Walt Whitman's (1819-1892) newspaper.

The orientation of the New Church was definitely NewAge and New Thought with an e phasis on Healing and Charis­matic Teachings. There was so much in common between the AECand the catholic Apostolic Church in Great Britain that in1946 both churches joined together in an Act of Union. ThePatriarch of the CAC,Mar Georgius, became a permanent e berof the Synod of the Apostolic Episcopal Church of the USA.

In 1951,Archbishop Brook's( +1948) successor, WallaceDe ortega Maxey, Patriarch of the Catholicate of the west inthe USA, resigned as Primate to become a unitarian-Universa­list pastor in California. Upon his resignation work on theWest Coast was taken over by Bishop Wadle, of the famousWadle Liturgy. On the East Coast all church work came underthe jurisdiction of Bishop Harold F.A. Jarvis,second Provin­cial of the East. Dr.Jarvis directed the AEC from h1s Visit­ing Church Mission Hdqs. on Shelter Island,L.I. The purposeof the Visiting Church Missions of the AEC was to visitdaily in ho es,hospitals and places of business the Sick,Infi ,Discouraged and Unsaved with prayer,healing, consola­tion,quidance and literature. Daily Healing Services wereperformed at The Little Church On The Heights, ShelterIsland Heights,L.I.,New York.This was also a wedding chapel.

From 1933 to 1957, as reported in the Visiting Churchnewspaper,over90,000 homes,hospitals,institutions and .p1acesof business were visited by either Bishop Jarvis or hisassistants,lay and clergy. Dr.Jarvis would often say,"Threeout of every four persons living on Long Island belong to noChurch!" The ission of the ABC became to 1ead sou1s back toGod,to encourage Bible reading and study and to proclai theMessage of Salvation to all, irrespective of deno ination:CHRIST HAS COME, CHRIST WAS RESURRECTED, CHRIST WILL COMEAGAIN! Pastoral counseling is always ·av a i l ab l e to seekers~

[For information and literature send a SASE to: The Editor,Tover of st. Cassian, 80-46 234 st., Queens, NY 11427-2116,or to Rev. Francis C. spataro,M.S., RR 1, Box 192B-l, Puckerst.,Preston Hollow,N.Y.12469-9709, ATTN:Counseling Ministry]

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Lettergram from Francis C. spataro:

GATHERING THE LIGHT - Right on the Mark!

Gathering The Light:A Psychology of Meditation. By V. WalterOdajnyk. A C.G. Jung Foundation Book. Shambhala Pub. 1993242 pp. $14.00 [ Available at Quest Book Shops].

This is an excellent summation of the entire topic ofmeditation, Eastern and Western, as well as an introductionto the writings of C.G. Jung on meditation, spirituality andalchemy. The author is a Jungian analyst, trained in Zurich,with a 20 year private practice in NYc. He is also author of"Jung .and Politics";it is a must for all spiritual directors

After reading" Gathering The Light," one i ediatelyyearns to run off to a library to search out Jung's workscited in the text, footnotes and bibliography:The Psychologyof Eastern Meditation, Psychology and Alchemy,psychology andReligion and Mysterium Coniunctionis.

On discussing the book with the author over lunch atLippizzaner restaurant in Manhattan, Dr. Odajnyk informed methat he was working on a sequel and suggested I read Jung1sdissertation, " Psychology and the Occult." Dr. Odajnyk hasdedicated a life ti e to the study of the Ancient Wisdom andhosts a Daskalos study and healing circle at his midtownoffice. Daskalos is a spiritual sibling of Gurdjieff.

"Gathering the Light" is the best explanatory text onwhat happens during meditation, which I have read during 45years of studying spirituality and Eastern religions. I veryhighly recommend it to our readers throughout the country,not solely because the author is an old friend , but si plybecause it strikes at the heart of the subject. Like a Zenarcher the author concentrates on the ark and never misseshis shots; pastoral counselors will find the book especiallyuseful. Dr.Odajnyk has given workshops at Blanton-Peale Ins­titute of Pastoral Studies and teaches at C. G. Jung Found.

Quotes From the TextII aile does not become enlightened by imag1n1ng figuresof light, but by making the darkness conscious. 1I

- C.G. Jung

II Meditation,then,is a deliberate and conscious atte pt tofocus the attention. 1I

liThe Buddhist sutra assumes that the editator can si plydip into the collective unconscious and engage itsarchetypal symbols and energies in active imagination . 1I

liThe alchemists were well aware of the fact that their workcould lead in some instances to insanity and death. Seriousmeditation practice is not for everyone;nor is it a cure-all

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ANNOUNCEMENTSRt. Rev. Joseph D. Langdon moved from NYC to Blanco, TX, andis in residence at the Synod's Monastery of Christ of theHills,Orthodox Monks of St.Benedict,Box 1049,Blanco,TX 78606

Dom James M.Deschene OSB is abbot of the Synod1s other West­ern Rite monastery in Rhode Island:Christ the Saviour,PO Box1272,Pawtucket,R.I. 02862.

Fr . Mathew C. chacko PhD is pastor, SS. Basilios & GregoriosMalankara Mar Thoma suriani Sabha in NYC: 29 Bache st., S.I.10302;he is also chaplain at staten Island Seaview Hospital.

Rt. Rev. Bishop Elias of the Greek orthodox Metropolis ofVasiloupolis is Canonical Consultant to The Society of SaintCassian founded on 10/3/90 by Rev. Francis C. spataro DD,theDirector of Camp Saint Cassian, RR 1 Box 192B-l, Pucker st.,Preston Hollow,N.Y.,12469-9709; Dr. Spataro is also pastoralconsultant at Holy Cross House,Box 110482,Brooklyn,NY, 11211and member of the commission On_pastoral Care & 'Couns e l i n g ,formerly American Society of Pastoral Care Professionals; hehas also been a member,since 1991, of the Independent Educa­tional Consultants Association.St . Cassian's is in communionwith M.Rev. Frank H. Benning; Dr. Spataro edits the Tover.

The Monks of New Skete community are a monastic' community ofthe Orthodox Church In America and have many interestingitems for sale:Box 128, Cambridge,N.Y. 12816; New Skete wasfounded in 1966 by a dozen young seminarians, formerly ofthe Franciscan Byzantine-catholic Rite, with the guidance oftheir priest and spiritual director,Father Lawrence.' It isin Washington County about 35 miles NE of Albany, nestled onon the slopes of Two Top Mountain.

The Community of the Holy Myrrhbearers,RD 2 Box 188,Otego NY13825-9650, is a monastic community for women of the OCAisend for t~eir free 1995 catalog of Orthodox greeting cards,prayer books and church supplies: (607) 432-3179.

The Free catholic Church of Brazil( S.Ferraz) is representedin NYC by Dom Hector Roa Gonzalez,10 stagg St.Brooklyn~N. Y.Born in P.R.,2/2/35; ordained, 11/26/64, by Archbp. Wendland;and consecrated 10/2/88 by Bp. M.C. Laranjeira (1903-1994).

The Temple of Understanding, a global interfaith forum, hasits new HDQS at st. Emeric's Church, 195 Ave. D,NY,NY 10009,Attn: Fr. Luis M. Dolan CP, Acting Executive Director.

The Slavonic Orthodox Mission started by the late ArchbishopAndrew,titular Metropolitan of prague, is under Rt.Rev.AlexiNizza at st. Nectarios MonasterY,3107 Bailey Av.,Bronx, N.Y.On Oct. 12, 1969 at st. Paul's Church in the Bronx, Archbp.Andrew consecrated Bishop Andre Penachio; Archbp. Andrew wasordained bishop on 6/15/69 by Myt.Hryhorij of UAOC in Exile.

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THE ORTHODOX CATHOLIC CHURCH OF N. & S. Americaby Bishop Roman

St. Jude's Shrine, 594 Fifth St. NE, Barberton,Ohio 44203

(+ In Memoriam the M. Rev. Joseph M. Nevi110yd OFH,4/94)Our independent orthodox jurisdiction is one of the few

continuations of the American orthodox experiment conceivedat the turn of the century by our beloved mentor, V1adikaJoseph Rene Vi1atte, ' with the approval of the Russian Ortho­dox Archbishop of San Francisco. The main thrust of the expe­riment was to have all church services conducted in English.Although,due to the Russian Revolution, this experiment didnot succeed in the Mother Church, faithful remnants of thisoriginal American Orthodoxy continued to exist in isolation.

The Russian Orthodox Archbishop of San Francisco at thetime, Vladika Tikhon Bel1avin, approved of the plan. It was

. so structured as to allow for diversity and continuity with­out any interruption. The use of . the vernacular would be thedetermining factor when establishing parishes and monasticcOlIlJ1lunities. The plan also called for the establishment ofan American Orthodox Missionary Diocese with its own bishop.

A Faithful Remnant of this American Orthodox cOlIlJ1lunitywas still to be found in New York State and New England inthe 1960's. Hieromonk Joseph A1isauskas was consecrated asbishop in 1968 by Archbishop W.H. Francis nrotbers , 1887-1979.Fr. Joseph founded the Monastery of the Theotokos in NJIConnecticut as well as three parishes in New England~ Clergywere ordained to serve these communites incorporated as theOrthodox Catholic Diocese of Connecticut. The apostolicBishop Joseph explored every opportunity to expand his youngdiocese.He was a true Fisher of men rather than just a keep­er of the aquarium and the status quo.

In the 1970's the cOlIlJ1lunity established Holy ApostlesMission in Cleveland, Ohio, under a dynamic young pastor, Fr.Roman Bernard who soon expanded his mission to otherlocations · in the Mid West and Ohio. On April 30, 1978 theailing Bishop Joseph consecrated Fr. Roman as his successor.Two years later in August ,1980, Bishop Joseph fell asleepin the Lord. American Orthodoxy lost a true shepherd 1

Since its inception the Orthodox Catholic Church of N.«S. America has had parishes ·and missions of the Western Riteand is truly a Western orthodox Catholic Church. We are veryproud to say tha t ours is one of a few Orthodox Churchesto have the Western Ri te stand on an equal tooting wi th theByzantine Rite. This is guaranteed by the Church's Constitu­tion and Bylaws. In fact presently the Roman Li turgy , the1928 Book of COlIlJ1lon Prayer, the Ambrosian and Ga11ican riteshave been approved for use as well as a Sarum Rite.

The Church has foreign missions in Central America inaddition to its parishes in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana,N. Y.and the South West. Its National ' Hdqs. is at the Shrine ofst. Jude wi th its famous Weeping Icon of Our Lady of ' HolyProtection. Inquiries are invited by sincere Truth seekers.

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