Fr. Mark+ Thanks for passing this along. Fr. McNamara and the parish have done some remarkable things. They run a school and have programs to assist young people find a place in the economy. He has the only adult Sunday school I have ever seen where people take notes. People of all ages attend and contribute their efforts. Prior to Eucharist there is a time where young people lead in prayer and praise. This healthy growing church is located in the inner city, which should send a message to those who think we have to be in the "right" suburban neighborhoods. Charles+ --- Mark Clavier+ <anglican@...> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Figueroa" <figueroa@...> > To: <ORTHODOXANGLICAN@...> > Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 8:57 AM > Subject: [ORTHODOXANGLICAN] Courage breeds courage > in Dayton > > > > Dayton Daily News, 11/21/2003, (full story follows > below) > > Episcopalians quit Fairborn church, Oppose > ordination of gay NH bishop > > Spotlight on Front Page, Story on cover of "Local" > section (B1) > > > http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/1121episcop > al.html > > By Mara Lee > > mlee@... > > > > Almost three dozen Episcopalians are leaving their > Fairborn congregation > > because of the national conference's decision to > ordain a gay man as > > the New Hampshire bishop. > > > > Andy Figueroa of Beavercreek said he found a new > place for these > > Episcopalians, who believe the church has left > them behind as it has > > become more liberal. > > > > They will attend Christ the King Reformed > Episcopal Church, at 925 N. Main > > St., Dayton. The Reformed Episcopal Church split > from the Episcopal > > Church in the late 1800s, when its leaders felt > the denomination was > > becoming too Roman Catholic. Today, it is more > conservative than the > > Episcopal Church U.S.A. ? it does not ordain women > and it says sex > > outside of marriage is sinful in all > circumstances. > > > > Figueroa expects some members of other local > congregations will attend > > Christ the King, but probably just another dozen > or so. Figueroa, 56, has > > been an Episcopalian since 1976. He used to work > for the diocese as its > > Web master, but resigned in August because the gay > man's ordination. He > > is unemployed. > > > > Figueroa, like other traditionalists, hopes the > liberal U.S. conference > > will split from the worldwide Anglican Communion, > and that congregations > > who wish to follow the Bible more literally can > join those Anglicans. > > > > The Rev. Wayne McNamara, who leads Christ the King > Reformed > > Episcopal Church, said he feels sorrow for > Episcopalians who feel > > disenfranchised. But he's pleased his church, > which has about 110 > > members from 30 households, can be a place they > can sojourn as the > > conflict continues. > > > > (God have mercy upon us.) > > > > -- > > Andy Figueroa > > http://philippians-1-20.us/ > > figueroa@... > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY message to > <faithandlife-unsubscribe@...> > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/