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Living Sacrifices
Repentance, Reconciliation and Renewal A conference on Anglicanism and the Church Nashotah House Theological Seminary • June 6-9, 2017
Paul Avis
Josiah Idowu-Fearon
Susan Wood
Geoffrey Rowell
Ephraim Radner
Additional Featured Speakers: Wesley Hill, Michael Cover, Zachary Guiliano, John Holder, John Erickson, John Bauerschmidt, Garwood Anderson, Michael Poon, Eugene Schlesinger, Katherine Sonderegger, George Sumner, Christopher Wells
For the full schedule, call for seminar papers and registration: www.nashotah.edu/conference
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The Very Rev. Steven A. Peay, PhD
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A Letter from the Chairman of the Board
Dean and President
The Rev. Philip Cunningham Associate Dean for Administration
The Rev. Andrew T. Grosso, PhD
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The Rev. Rick Hartley, DMin, STM Associate Dean for Students & Registrar
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A Legacy Gift of $3.5 Million
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Bishop Salmon Scholarship Program
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Leading Lives of Service for 175 Years
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Commencement Exercises Remembrance Gifts Honor & Support Education
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The Rev. Esther A. Kramer, PhD
Assistant Dean for Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Lisa Swan
Director of Marketing & Communications lswan@nashotah.edu
Janice Watter
Director of Annual Giving & Alumni Relations jwatter@nashotah.edu
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Alumni Updates
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Remembrance Gifts
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On the Cover: Archbishop Michael Ramsey, the 100th Archbishop of Canterbury; The Right Reverend Charles C. Grafton, 2nd Bishop of Fond du Lac and The Right Reverend John McKim, Anglican Bishop of Tokyo. Visit www.nashotah.edu/LivesofService to learn more about these honorable leaders of the Church and their connection to Nashotah House.
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THE VERY REV. STEVEN A. PEAY, PHD We have a place to stand – and it is more than on a bluff overlooking Upper Nashotah Lake. The place we stand is well-articulated by the phrase from Jude 3, the “faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” It is why we describe ourselves as Anglican, Benedictine, and Classical/ Catholic, and that we offer an education that is “rooted in tradition – forward thinking.” Nashotah House is grounded in the Gospel, expressed in the rich tradition of the Anglican liturgy, and lived out in the ethos of an ordered approach to ministerial formation of prayer and work. It is that sense of place that has kept us when the tides of culture and change should have done irreparable damage.
“Give me but one firm spot on which to stand, and I will move the earth.” Archimedes famously said that about his lever and fulcrum. Much later, Martin Luther would utter those famous words when speaking before the Imperial Diet at Worms; “Here I stand, I can do no other.” There’s something to getting one’s sense of place, and there’s something to taking a stand. As I read through James Lloyd Breck’s recollections on the founding of Nashotah, I came across these words, “As to the Mission succeeding, I have no more doubt than that the Church will prosper in this land. We have been worried, but not entirely worn out. We have been tried in our faith, patience, and perseverance, and nigh unto despair; but in the last moment of hope we have been restored unto hope that causeth us to praise and glorify our Heavenly Father, and given us another evidence of His good Providence in this His own work. Our dear Bishop has authorized us to purchase land and build a small house, and this we have accordingly done…”
I attended a meeting of seminary presidents from all over the country and from all-different theological traditions. We heard from a number of speakers. One of them was the prominent religious sociologist, Mark Chaves. Dr. Chaves pointed out that the religious landscape in the United States is shifting, and rapidly. Where in the 1950s almost everyone said they believed in God, that specific belief in the Christian faith has gone down to 58%. What we’ve also seen is the rise of the “nones” – now comprising 30% of the American people – who profess no religious belief whatsoever. What does that mean for theological schools, and for places like Nashotah House?
In the time that I have been engaged in the administration of Nashotah House, first as Academic Dean, and now for the last two years as Dean-President, I have had opportunity to read over many historic documents. The “nigh unto despair” Breck recorded in 1842 would repeat itself again and again in the history of this venerable institution. There have been interior conflicts that should have ripped the institution apart, but didn’t. Scandals, both real and imagined, arose that would challenge the integrity and the very existence of the place, yet it survives. Financial difficulties have plagued the place from the outset, but with faith in God’s Providence, the development work we’re doing now -- has prevailed. There were, and continue to be, exterior difficulties that weigh on the life of the House, but it continues to function. Why?
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To my mind, it means that we are needed like never before, precisely because we do have a sense of place and a firm knowledge of who we are and what we believe. Places like the House are important because more and more of the people who will come our way seeking formation and education will come without the basic knowledge of the faith, and the sense of what it means to be enculturated into the Christian life. One of the geniuses of Nashotah House as a house of formation is the way that it enculturates students into a life of prayer, community, and conscious service. The American religious landscape needs this spot on the bluff overlooking Upper Nashotah Lake.
answered his call, it took off. Now, one hundred and seventy five years later it continues, forming men and women for the ministry, making a difference, just as it did when Breck and company first set foot on this land. I pray that God will touch hearts to support the work, just as He did long ago…and, as it did then, so it will continue…Floreat Nashotah!
There is still a place to stand to move the world for Christ, a place where we can stand and can do no other, a place where God’s Providence continues to be evident – Nashotah House. It began with Jackson Kemper’s vision for the “western reaches” and when James Lloyd Breck, William Adams, and John Henry Hobart, Jr. caught it and
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The Very Rev. Steven A. Peay, PhD Dean-President and Professor of Homiletics and Church History
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Chairman of the Board of Directors
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THE RT. REV. DANIEL H. MARTINS, ‘89 11th Bishop of Springfield
All of it has contributed to making us who we are today, 175 years in, and who we are today is something quite tangible that can be taken and offered to God for Him to bless, to break (yes, there is undoubtedly more painful brokenness in our future), and give—and here’s where it gets good—for the life of the world.
As you can tell from the dominant theme of this issue of the Missioner, 2017 marks the 175th anniversary of the founding of Nashotah House in 1842. If nothing else, the milestone makes this Bishop Chairman of the Board of Directors feel like the ancient-of-days. I remember well the sesquicentennial in 1992, which I attended as a “three-year old” alumnus. I had first heard about Nashotah from my own parish priest nearly two decades before that, and he was a graduate from the mid-1940s. So, between my nearly 45 years of personal awareness, and my one-degree-of-separation knowledge going back another 30 years, I’ve got about 75 of those 175 years covered, roughly 42% of the total!
I’m in the midst of reading a book on the subjects of ecclesiology, mission, and liturgy (yes, all three). The author defines mission as that which the church does outside and beyond itself, the members of the Body of Christ making Christ present precisely where the powers of sin and death, the forces of alienation and fear, have their most secure foothold. God’s own default predisposition is always in favor of reconciliation and wholeness, in favor of “the life of the world.” God reveals that disposition by exploiting the raw material that we offer Him, even when that raw material is flawed and broken. Even when it is tainted by sin. Simply by virtue of being 175 years old now, Nashotah House has a lot to offer God toward this remarkable project of redemption. That it is a mixed bag is not really a problem; God has the ability to exploit all of it.
We have a venerable history, but it is variegated. We have had joys and triumphs. Inasmuch as the voice of the Catholic witness within Anglican Christianity has ever been clear and courageous, Nashotah House has been an important component of that effort. We have had trials and tribulations. More than once have deans and treasurers wondered how they were going to meet payroll. And bad behavior on the part of students, faculty, and staff have at various times brought dishonor to the institution. We have participated in the conflicts that have rocked the larger church. Inasmuch as God’s own people have been “divided and enslaved by sin,” to any extent that turf wars and petty jealousies have hindered the work of the gospel, Nashotah House bears its proportionate share of that dysfunction. Yes, we have an estimable history well worth celebrating, precisely as it is, which is filled with both saints and sinners, usually the same people occupying both positions.
If I have learned one truly profound spiritual and pastoral lesson over the years, it is this: Grace is ubiquitous. Grace is in the good stuff and grace is in the bad stuff and grace is in all the stuff in between. God’s love is so compelling that He’s not above acting as a sneaky opportunist. I hope all of us, as Nashotah House “stakeholders,” rise to the occasion of this anniversary celebration to, with an abundance of gratitude and faith, take this House, “set apart to the glory of (God’s) Name and to the benefit of (His) Holy Church,” and offer it—all that it has been and all that it is—with focused intention, to our opportunistic God, who will yet make of it, I suspect, something more than we even know to ask for or imagine.
So, as I look back on the 42% of Nashotah’s history that I am familiar with either first- or second-hand, I am, in a sense, grateful for all of it—the ups and the downs, the triumphs and the defeats, the successes and the failures.
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Homecoming 2017 May 31, 2017
Nashotah House is pleased to announce its 2017 Alumni Leadership Award Recipients. Awards will be presented at the Alumni Homecoming Awards Banquet held on campus the evening of May 31, 2017.
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Alumni Homecoming Schedule To view a complete schedule of the week’s events, lodging information and to secure your reservations, please visit: nashotah.edu/special-events
Morning Prayer Solemn Eucharist Celebrant: Dean Steven Peay Preacher: Fr. Michael Mills
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Breakfast
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The Archbishop Michael Ramsey Award Presented to: Dr. Daniel O. Aleshire, Executive Director Association of Theological Schools Lecture Presented by: Dr. Daniel O. Aleshire
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Paul’s New Perspective: Charting a Soteriological Journey A Lecture on this recently published book by author and Nashotah House Professor Dr. Garwood Anderson Book signing and reception to follow.
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Awards The Archbishop Ramsey Award Presented to Dr. Daniel O. Aleshire, Executive Director of the Association of Theological Schools, for his distinguished leadership in theological education, church leadership education and educational research. The Bishop McKim Award Presented to The Reverend Canon E. Mark Stevenson ‘00 for his distinguished leadership in international service and dedication to both the poor and refugees as Director of Episcopal Migration Ministries. The Bishop Kemper Award Presented to The Very Reverend Robert Nelson Smith ‘09, President and CEO of St. Francis Community Services, for his commitment to the broader church and achievements supporting the welfare of children and families. The Father Breck Distinguished Service Award Presented to The Reverend Martha Bradley ‘86, deacon of the Diocese of Springfield, for her exemplary embodiment of the spirit of Breck through her liturgical ministry and diaconal accomplishments in the cathedral and diocesan communities. 175th Anniversary Special Edition
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A Legacy Gift of $3.5 Million
Nashotah House is proud to announce the largest scholarship gift in the history of our seminary. The House has received a $3.5 million commitment for the Endowed Scholars Program from an anonymous donor.
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The scholarship fund will be permanently endowed and will fund in perpetuity eleven full tuition scholarships annually.
“This one donation will leave an incredible legacy that will forever impact the Church by insuring that clergy will be available to serve the faithful and spread the Good News of Jesus Christ,” said Dean Peay.
“This gift will have a significant impact on countless numbers of our future students and will leave a legacy befitting this benefactor’s love and commitment to the Lord, the Church, and Nashotah House,” said Dean-President Steven Peay.
The gift is a part of the Nashotah House’s 175th Anniversary Transformational Gift Initiative. It brings the total raised for this initiative to $7.25 million.
A generous donation of this magnitude will enable many potential students who cannot afford to attend seminary to answer their calling to serve God’s faithful.
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The Bishop Salmon Scholarship Program Of Nashotah House Theological Seminary
“Bishop Salmon loved Nashotah House, believed in its mission, and worked hard for its success. As a tribute to his memory and his vision for the House, the Seminary has initiated the Bishop Salmon Scholarship Program.� The Very Rev. Steven Peay, Dean-President
The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon, Jr., Nineteenth Dean-President of Nashotah House 2011-2014
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As Nashotah House celebrates its 175th Anniversary, we remember and honor those leaders who throughout the House’s history maintained its traditional roots while envisioning the future. Bishop Edward Salmon, former Dean, Trustee and Board Chair of the House, was one of these leaders.
“Bishop Salmon loved Nashotah House, believed in its mission, and worked hard for its success. As a tribute to his memory and his vision for the House, the Seminary has initiated the Bishop Salmon Scholarship Program,” noted The Very Rev. Steven Peay, Dean-President. The Program provides an opportunity for those who believe that the future of the Church is best served by investing in its ordained and lay leadership, to be a part of that legacy.
The Bishop Salmon Scholarship Program will be comprised of funds specified by their benefactors as endowed scholarships. The Bishop Salmon Scholarship Fund will be one of the Program funds. Donors can make a gift of any size to the Salmon Fund. According to Diane Plantenberg, Dean of Institutional Advancement, “When these generous contributions accumulate to the $335,000 level, the Salmon Fund will award one student with a full tuition scholarship or partial scholarships for up to four students. As this Fund grows over time, it will support a multitude of students on an annual basis in perpetuity. It’s a wonderful opportunity to connect those passionate about seminary education to future Church leaders.” Another way donors can participate in The Salmon Scholarship Program is by establishing their own named fund. For a minimum gift of $35,000, payable over a 3-5 year pledge period, donors may initiate their own Legacy Scholarship Fund named for themselves or someone whom they wish to honor or memorialize.
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All funds established as a part of The Bishop Salmon Program will be invested to provide scholarships to Nashotah House students in perpetuity, with only a small percentage of the corpus being dispersed annually. This method insures that the fund will grow to keep pace with inflation. Contributions to the Salmon Scholarship Fund or to initiate a named Legacy Scholarship Fund may be made with gifts of cash, stock, an IRA Charitable roll-over or a paid-up life insurance policy. These gifts provide cash that can be applied immediately to the Salmon Scholarship or a named fund. Pledges may be paid over a 3 to 5 year period. Estate gifts including bequests, insurance, annuities or several other options can also be used to establish a named fund that will be activated at a future date. Dean Plantenberg can be consulted regarding these gift opportunities at dplantenberg@nashotah.edu or (262-646-6517). The Bishop Salmon Scholars Dinner will be held annually in November to give named legacy fund benefactors the opportunity to meet their scholarship recipients. Those contributing $1,000 or more to the Salmon Fund during the year of the Dinner will be dining with Salmon Scholarship recipients. “The thoughtful legacy of those who participate in the Bishop Salmon Scholars Program will leave an indelible mark on the character and moral development of countless individuals touched by the ordained and lay leaders educated at Nashotah House,” said Dean Peay.
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Leading Lives of Service for Years
Much has been written about the founders of Nashotah House, Bishop Jackson Kemper, The Rev. Dr. J. Lloyd Breck, Rev. William Adams and Rev. J.H. Hobart. They were the initiators of a significant movement to form leaders in the Anglican Tradition in the Midwest. Because of their vision, Nashotah House played an important role in the formation and impact of many others in the history of the Episcopal Church.
The history of Nashotah House is an important part of the history of the Church in the U.S. and globally. The House drew immigrants to the New World and played an important role in spreading the Episcopal faith to all four corners of the earth. In celebration of our 175th Anniversary we are highlighting only a few of the many stories that exemplify the historic impact Nashotah House alumni have had on the Church, the country and the world.
Pioneers in the Faith The Rev. Gustaf Unonius (1810 – 1902). He became the first graduate of Nashotah House in 1845. Fr. Unonius was born in Helsinki in the Grand Duchy of Finland, then part of the Russian Empire, and grew up in Sweden. In 1841, Unonius emigrated to the United States and settled near Pine Lake in Wisconsin. It was there that he founded the early Swedish-American immigrant settlement known as the Pine Lake Settlement or New Upsala. His letters to Swedish, Danish and Finnish newspapers about pioneer life in America prompted a wave of immigration by Scandinavians to the Midwest. It was during this time that Gustaf Unonius became friends with James Lloyd Breck, who encouraged him to pursue his call to ministry and study at Nashotah House.
Following graduation, Unonius was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Jackson Kemper and was later ordained as an Episcopal priest. In 1848, Fr. Unonius became the first rector of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. A year later he founded the Swedish Episcopal Church of St. Ansgarius in Chicago, IL.
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Fr. Unonius returned to Sweden in 1858. The tales of his travels to the United States and his life on the frontier were the subject of his two-volume memoirs, published in 1862. A partial translation, A Pioneer in Northwest America 1841-1858: The Memoirs of Gustaf Unonius, was published in 1960 for the Swedish Pioneer Historical Society by the University of Minnesota Press. A historical marker was erected in 1991 on the grounds of the Nashotah House campus near the Red Chapel and Blue
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within the nation, even converting many civil servants. By 1928, the nation had 400,000 Japanese Christians and about 2,000 native clergymen. The diocese divided four times and had six bishops by the time Bishop McKim resigned in 1935. He oversaw the organization of the Japanese Anglican Church two years before Japan adopted a constitution.
The Rt. Rev. John McKim The Rt. Rev. John McKim (1852 – 1936). After graduating from Griswold College in Iowa, McKim attended Nashotah House where he received a Bachelor of Divinity (1879) and an honorary Doctor of Divinity (1893). McKim later received honorary degrees from Trinity College and Oxford University, as well as the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Japanese government. He was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood in 1879 and immediately set sail for Japan. Upon arriving in 1880, Fr. McKim began his missionary work in the Osaka area and became chaplain to St. Agnes School in Kyoto. In 1883, the General Convention announced Fr. McKim would succeed the Rt. Rev. Channing Moore Williams as Bishop of Tokyo. During his 42 year episcopate, Bishop McKim traveled throughout Japan. He witnessed the nation develop from a feudal state into a great power. He was a part of the spread of Christianity in Japan. He entered the country at a time when there were only a dozen native Christians and no native-born priests. The Church had a reputation for being a political emissary trying to break the Japanese from loyalty to their Emperor. He was a part of transitioning the Church into a constructive force 75th Anniversary Special Edition
Bishop McKim became best known in missionary circles for his cable to New York after the Great Kantõ earthquake of September 1, 1923: “All gone but faith in God.” He played an important role in rebuilding the infrastructure after the quake, also serving as the Chancellor of Rikkyo University at the time. On December 7 and 9 of that same year, he officiated at the consecration of the first two native Bishops: Motoda and Naide. The Rev. Hiram Hisanori Kano (1889 – 1988), who became known as the “Saint of Nebraska and Colorado,” was an agricultural missionary among Japanese Americans in western Nebraska and a pastor to American soldiers imprisoned for having been AWOL. At the very same time, he himself was a prisoner during the Japanese internment of WWII. With the passage of Resolution A055, the 78th General Convention officially included commemorations for Kano in “A Great Cloud of Witnesses: A Calendar of Commemorations,” for use in the next triennium. Kano, who was from a well-known family in Tokyo, received a Master’s degree in agriculture from the State University of Nebraska. A lay missionary first, Kano would become Deacon Kano in 1928 and Fr. Kano in 1936. By the spring of 1934, there were 250 baptized and 50 confirmed through Fr. Kano’s ministry.
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On the morning of December 7, 1941, Fr. Kano had just celebrated the Eucharist at the Episcopal Church of Our Savior in North Platte, Nebraska, 180 miles from his wife and children at their Scottsbluff home. He was arrested by the local police and not allowed to notify his family of his detention. He heard the terrible news of the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the declaration of war on Japan on the police car radio. Because his family in Japan had connections with the Japanese government, he was rated “Class A – the most potentially dangerous of Japanese Americans.” He was the only Japanese of the 5,000 living in Nebraska, Colorado, and Wyoming to receive this rating and to be interned. Spending the next two years in internment camps, he ministered to his jailers, other prisoners, and German prisoners of war. He served as dean of a school for the internees, teaching courses in Agricultural Study and English, and he preached the gospel. After the war, it was determined that Fr. Kano should not return to his ministry in Nebraska. He was sent to Nashotah House where he earned both Bachelors and Masters of Divinity degrees. He returned to Nebraska and his ministry in 1946. Fr. Kano and Mrs. Kano earned their citizenship soon after the law permitted it in 1952, and by teaching citizenship classes, were instrumental in nearly 100 percent of the Nebraska Japanese earning their citizenship. Forty years after WWII, when the U.S. government offered to pay reparations to Japanese Americans, Fr. Kano told his bishop, “I don’t want the money. God just used that as another opportunity for me to preach the gospel.”
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In 1972, he was elected the fifth Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Northern Indiana and served for 15 years. Sheridan was invited by the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, then president of the Notre Dame University, to be consecrated in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. In an interview with the South Bend Tribune, Sheridan said, “At that time, by my not being a Roman Catholic, it was an earthshaking decision.” Sheridan believed that he was the first nonCatholic to have been so honored, making it possible for his two successors to be consecrated there also. For the next 15 years he traveled far and wide throughout the Diocese constantly performing a myriad of Bishop’s duties.
The Most Reverend The Lord Archbishop Robert Runcie and The Rt. Rev. William C.R. Sheridan The Rt. Rev. William C. R. Sheridan (1917 – 2005) graduated from Nashotah House in 1942, and was ordained in the Diocese of Maryland immediately thereafter. A loyal alumnus of the House, he served as a member and president of the board of trustees and received an honorary Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1984. While serving as pastor and rector for several parishes, Bishop Sheridan was involved in numerous community activities including the Marshall County Ministerial Association and the Marshall County Historical Society. He helped found Alcoholics Anonymous in Plymouth and was instrumental in the formation of PIDCO (Plymouth Industrial Development Corp). He also served as chaplain at Culver Military Academy, the Marshall County Jail and St. Joseph’s Hospital and its predecessors.
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In 1997 Sheridan published a book, “A Gathering of Homilies,” that outlined his life of service with a collection of his favorite sermons. The Rt. Rev. Arthur Anton Vogel (1924 – 2012) was educated at Nashotah House, where he received a Bachelor of Divinity in 1946, the University of Chicago, and Harvard University. He was Professor of Philosophical and Systematic Theology at Nashotah House from 1952 to 1971, served as Sub-Dean in 1969, and was Diocesan Bishop of West Missouri from 1973 to 1989. Bishop Vogel was a prolific writer, publishing 14 books including Body Theology: God’s Presence in Man’s World (1973), I Know God Better than I Know Myself (1989), Christ in His Time and Ours (1992), and Radical Christianity and the Flesh of Jesus (1995). He was a frequent contributor to other books, journals, and magazines.
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He was also an active and enthusiastic participant in a wide variety of ecumenical endeavors, including the Consultation on Church Union (1962-66), the First and Second International AnglicanRoman Catholic Commissions (1969-90), the National Anglican-Roman Catholic Commission (1964-84) and the 4th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (1968). Bishop Vogel and Bishop Charles H. Helmsing of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph established a covenant between their cathedrals in 1974. The covenant celebrated the cordial relations between the cathedrals, which are a block apart in downtown Kansas City, and committed them to shared works of mercy. On August 16, 1976, Bishop Vogel offered the invocation at the opening of the 1976 Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Trailblazers:
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The impact of women formed for ordained or lay leadership is a recent evolution, since the first alumna of Nashotah House graduated in 1970. Although their contributions to the Church have been more recent, they are no less important. The alumnae highlighted in this article exemplify the path that women have traveled over time to become more active in the leadership of the Church, leaving their own legacy.
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Miss Elizabeth Constantian, Class of 1970. In 1969, Miss Elizabeth Constantian sent a letter to the Dean of Nashotah House, Donald J. Parsons, inquiring about becoming a student at the House. Though he was on sabbatical, he welcomed her inquiry and referred her to Arthur Vogel, Acting Dean. In a letter addressed to Miss Constantian, Fr. Vogel confirmed that Nashotah House is able to accept women students and, “If your plans work out, you will be the first woman to enter under our new provisions, but don’t let that bother you – it should be fun being a pioneer in some things!” At the time, Nashotah House only offered Bachelor of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees.
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Both Dean Parsons and Fr. Vogel encouraged Miss Constantian to come to Nashotah House for one year and complete her studies at a different Episcopal Seminary to earn a Master of Religious Education. In 1970, Miss Elizabeth Constantian earned a certificate for satisfactorily completing academic work as a Special Student. During her year at Nashotah House, she received a hand-written letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Reverend Arthur Michael Ramsey, with a blessing to her “as the first woman student at Nashotah House.”
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The Rev. Mary Ann Peters, Class of 1975 and 1976. The Rev. Mary Ann Peters earned a Master of Theological Studies in 1975 and a Master of Divinity in 1976 from the House. She was the first woman to earn either of these degrees from Nashotah House. Rev. Peters was also a trailblazer in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee as the first woman to be ordained to the sacred ministry of the diaconate. She served as deacon curate at Trinity Episcopal Church in Janesville, but was also involved in efforts regarding gender issues and vocations in the Church. She was a member of the Diocesan Commission on Ordained Ministry & Sexuality and a panel of Janesville women actively involved in their churches to discuss the changing role of women in religion. Rev. Peters authored two essays for Nashotah House publications: “Yes, I am a Woman” in the 1975-76 Nashotah House Catalog and “The Tapestry” in the Nashotah Quarterly Review. In her essay, “Yes, I am a Woman”, Peters wrote, “Each student coming to Nashotah has apprehensions concerning what it means to be a seminarian and to be a member of a faith-oriented community. For women these apprehensions and expectations are somewhat different, especially at the House, which has been so traditionally monastic and male oriented. Yet the feelings are also similar, as each person who comes to seminary feels certain of only one thing: that he or she has been called by God to some form of ministry, perhaps in the diaconate, priesthood or education.” She concluded the essay with this personal insight, “As I reflect upon my life at Nashotah, I see and feel what this type of community has done for me as I prepare to embark on a new facet of developing ministry. The conviction I feel within regarding where my ministry is to go has developed because of the community in the Spirit which has 175th Anniversary Special Edition
functioned as a catalyst and a generator. Yes, I am a woman, but I am also a student. The community, as we have grown together, has been able to recognize both of these very important parts of who I am.” The Rev. Mary Ann Peters passed away in 1990. Her ashes are interred in the Nashotah House Cemetery. On her marker are the words “First woman to earn Master of Divinity from Nashotah House”. The Rev. Canon Carole J. McGowan, Class of 1979. Canon McGowan has served the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande, New Mexico, in a great number of roles in her career. She is currently co-chairing the Diocese General
member of the Ecumenical Institute for Ministry, an adult theological program that exposes students to the faith traditions of various Christian denominations while providing theological education. She recently led a women’s retreat exploring the Mysteries of God and how the deductive thinking involved in reading them has an impact on our spirituality. Canon McGowan is also an avid community leader. She is a past board member of the New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light, currently serving as its liaison for Episcopalians. The organization works for climate justice by mobilizing faith communities, faith leaders, and people of faith to reduce the causes and consequences of global climate change through inspiration, education, outreach, implementation of sustainable practices, and advocating effective climate protection policies. She recently received the “Turquoise Chalice Award” from the New Mexico Conference of Churches for her ecumenical work. The Rev. Canon Hope G. Koski (19392016), Class of 1980. Canon Koski received a Masters of Sacred Theology from Nashotah House Seminary in 1980.
The Rev. Canon Carol J. McGowan Convention Deputation and is the Diocese Canon for Formation. She heads the Examining Chaplains in the Diocese where she uses the experience gleaned during her two terms on the General Board of Examining Chaplains. She has served in the past as the Canon for Ecumenical Affairs and Canon Liturgist. She is also currently Dean of the Bishop’s School for Ministries and Honorary Canon of the Cathedral of St. John. Canon McGowan is also a
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In 1983, she was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church and was among the first 100 women nationwide to do so. She later became the first woman in the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island, NY to be appointed rector of a parish and later became Dean of the region, overseeing 10 churches. She served as Rector of St. Lawrence of Canterbury Episcopal Church, in Dix Hills, NY for 17 years and was also elected the first female president of the Long Island Council of Churches. The council is an ecumenical organization representing 750 local Protestant churches that also included nonvoting representatives from the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Jewish Communities. Rev. Koski retired to Gainesville, Florida where she served as interim at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Chiefland and ministered in several other parishes in the area.
Associate Pastor at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. She worked for several years as a retreat facilitator at the Trinity Conference Center in the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, Salter Path, North Carolina. She also served as Chaplain of the Order of the Daughters of the King, an Episcopal lay order. Mother Margaret, as many of the members of her groups called her, celebrated the Holy Eucharist in area churches around Wilmington and Hampstead. She appeared on the Presbyterian Hour radio program and continued to lead retreats around the United States.
The Rev. Dr. Margaret J. Neill (19392013), Class of 1990. In 1983, Margaret Neill experienced an “awakening” as a spiritual call to become a priest. She began a discernment process through St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan which led her to Nashotah House. She graduated, earning a Masters in Divinity with honors. Reverend Neill was the first African American woman to complete studies at Nashotah House. After graduation, Rev. Neill became the Rector of St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan where she served for three years. Acting on a call to go to the desert led Rev. Neill to Tucson, Arizona. She formed small groups of Episcopal women and men for the purpose of helping them create a deeper life of prayer. She also developed a healing ministry focusing on “gifts of knowing”. She centered on such topics as: How to help those in need heal their bodies; improving relationships; and growing and enhancing spiritual lives. She then moved to Wilmington, North Carolina where she served as the 75th Anniversary Special Edition
with the Women’s Recruit Training Battalion at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island, South Carolina. It was during Kinner’s service at Parris Island when she felt the call to ordained ministry. After completing the discernment process at St. Helena’s Episcopal Church in Beaufort, Diocese of South Carolina, Bishop Salmon sent her to Nashotah House. Following graduation from seminary and ordination, Rev. Kinner accepted a call to a mission church in Twenty-nine Palms, California. In 2005, she became the Canon for Missions and Outreach at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, Alabama. She also served as the Chaplain for the Advent Episcopal Day School, and became the Vice Dean of the Cathedral. Dean Kinner then moved to Helena, Montana to begin her ministry as Dean at St. Peter’s Cathedral in 2011. In 2017, Dean Kinner embarked on a new journey…to begin a Master’s Degree in Biblical History and Geography at Jerusalem University College in Israel.
The Rev. Dr. Margaret J. Neill The Very Rev. Heidi E. Kinner, Class of 2004. Upon graduation from college, Heidi Kinner attended U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, receiving her commission to Second Lieutenant in 1993. Her military occupational specialty was logistics, and she served with the Third Marine Aircraft Wing in El Toro, California in that capacity. She also served as Operations Officer, Series Commander and Company Commander
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Spring occasions such as Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Graduations and Memorial Day, remind us of those who have made a profound difference in our lives. We are often challenged to find an appropriate way to show these special people how much they mean to us. Many choose to honor others with a Remembrance Gift to Nashotah House. These gifts not only honor someone important to you, but will enable a student to grow into an ordained or lay leader through the transformational experience that Nashotah House provides. Those formed at the House, will themselves touch countless numbers of others who seek God’s presence in their lives. During this 175th Anniversary of the House, some of our contributors have honored their class, a favorite faculty member, dean, or student. Many honor or memorialize priests who have made a difference in their lives. The honoree, or the loved ones of the person you are memorializing, will receive a personalized card noting your thoughtful gesture. Gifts may be made by completing the envelope enclosed in this Missioner or by visiting the Nashotah House website at: www.nashotah.edu/donate. Your Remembrance Gift will be greatly appreciated and benefit many in His Name.
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Alumni Community Gatherings Over the past few months, Nashotah House alumni have hosted five gatherings bringing together over 50 alumni for fellowship and prayer. These events have been well received and we look forward to more gatherings throughout the year. If you would be interested in hosting an alumni gathering in your area, please contact Carolyn Bartkus, Director of Church Relations and Alumni Communities at cbartkus@nashotah.edu Watch for upcoming Alumni Gatherings on our website: www.nashotah.edu/alumni
“One of the highlights of my experience at Nashotah House was the way we engaged in intentional community. It was good to capture a piece of that community as alumni gathered for lunch. We got to know one another, told stories and laughed about the past even as we got to hear about Dean Peay’s hopes for the Future.” The Rev. Edward C. Gleason, ‘08
Here’s what our Alumni Community Hosts and Attendees are saying: “It was great to gather with fellow Nashotah Alumni that we were unaware of in our area. It is important to us to connect with others who share in our affection for this special place.” Jacob Bottom ’16.
“Since Northern Indiana’s Nashotah House alumni are all different ages, we didn’t have a clear idea of which of our clergy were sons and daughters of the House. The alumni luncheon allowed us to connect with one another, and it enabled fruitful and frank conversation. On behalf of all of us present, I’d like to thank Dean Peay and Carolyn Bartkus for their presence and their ministry to us!” The Rev. Jennifer Fulton, ‘14
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Alumni Updates Ordinations & Appointments The Very Rev. Dr. retired May 2016 after18 years as rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Daniell C. Hamby, ‘94, Church, Yardley, PA. During his tenure at St. Andrew’s he was involved in parish, diocesan, state, national and international church activities.
The Rev. Ben Jefferies, ‘14, is vicar at The Good Shepherd Anglican Church, Opelika, NY.
The Rev. Michael Newago OSF
has been appointed Deacon-in-Charge of Christ Episcopal Church in Bayfield, WI. Christ Church is the oldest Episcopal Church in northern Wisconsin and is a growing an intentional congregation of local residents and summer visitors. Christ Church is in the Diocese of Eau Claire and wishes to develop and continue its past relationships with summer clergy and Nashotah House seminarians. All are welcome to this historic, traditional, and beautifully crafted Carpenter Gothic church and parish!
The Rev. was ordained to the priesthood November 27, 2016 at The Church Gregory Nelson Chase, ‘16, of the Blessed Trinity in El Cajon, CA, The Reformed Episcopal Church Diocese of Mid-America.
The Rev. Shane P. Gormley, ‘12, is Priest in Charge at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Chicago, IL.
The Rev. Ezgi Saribay, ‘15, and The Rev. Patrick Perkins, ‘13,
were engaged on December 2, 2016 in St. Louis, MO. The Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith celebrated the Pontifical Solemn Nuptial Mass and united them in Holy Matrimony on February 11, 2017 at the Church of St. Michael & St. George in Clayton, MO.
The Rev. Meredyth Albright, ‘12, was appointed Rector for Saint Augustine’s Church in Rhinelander, WI.
The Rev. Lars D. Skoglund, ‘14, was ordained to the priesthood December 17, 2016 by The Rt. Rev. Steven Miller at St. Aiden’s Episcopal Church in Hartford, WI, The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. The Rev. Jill Stellman, ‘12,
is Priest-in-Charge at St. John’s Church, Richfield Springs, NY. Mtr. Stellman is also the Priest-in-Charge at Christ Church in Herkimer, NY and Communications and Technology Officer at The Episcopal Diocese of Albany.
The Rev. Marcia A. Tremmel, ‘16, was ordained to the priesthood December 14, 2016 by The Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith at St. Wilfred Episcopal Church in Sarasota, FL, The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida. The Rev. John E. Walker, ‘74, has recently retired after serving Christ Church in Bellport, NY for over 20 years, and is now living in Greenport, NY. The Rev. was ordained to the priesthood January 21, 2017 by The Rt. Rev. James Ardath Louise Smith, ‘15, L. Hobby Jr. at Church of the Ascension in Pittsburgh, PA, The Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh.
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The Rev. Canon Richard T. Palmer PhD, ‘08’, retired from Holy Nativity Anglican Church in Lima, OH
The Rev. Sonya Reichel, ‘15,
was ordained to the priesthood March 3, 2017 by The Rt. Rev. Barry Beisner at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Fair Oaks, CA, The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. Pictured (left to right): The Rev. Nancy Streufert, ‘14, The Rev. Sonya Reichel, ‘15, Mrs. Carolyn Bartkus, ‘16, Ms. Cynthia Moore, ‘16
The Rev. Craig A. Reed, ‘90, is rector at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Paris, TX.
The Rev. was ordained to the priesthood February 11, 2017 by The Rt. Rev. Alan L. Heatherington, ‘14, Alberto Morales at All Souls Anglican Church in Wheaton, IL, The Diocese of Quincy. The Rev. John E. Newell, 89,
retired from full time parish ministry in October 2016 after finishing an interim position at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, in Midlothian near Richmond,Va. Fr. Newell is doing some supply work and prayerfully seeking ministry opportunities beyond the church. He and his wife have been doing some fun traveling.
Pictured (left to right): The Reverend Wells Newell Graham, ‘63, The Right Reverend Keith Whitmore, ‘77, The Reverend Dr. John F. McCard, ‘03 (Georgia Alumni).
The Rev. Paul D. Hauge, ‘60, is part time Assistant Priest at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Oakland, CA. The Rev. Gary Leon Jackson, ‘11, is rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Cocoa, FL. The Rev. James C. Zotalis, ‘87, is priest-in-charge at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kasson, MN.
The Rev. was ordained to the priesthood December 13, 2016 by The Rt. Rev. Matthew C. Dallman, ‘15, Daniel H. Martins DD at The Parish of Tazewell County, St. Paul’s in Pekin IL and All Saints’ in Morton IL, The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield.
The Rev. David R. Radzik, ‘15, is rector at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Berea, OH. The Venerable is Administrator of the Spanish Language Program at Trinity School for Ernest R. Buchanan, ‘09, Ministry.
The Rev. Ana Rivera-Georgescu, ‘13,
is Chaplain at NYS Department of Corrections Clinton Correctional Facility. Mtr. Rivera-Georgescu is the first female Chaplain in the history of Clinton Correctional Male Maximum Security Facility. This facility is the largest maximum security prison in the State of New York. “I am humbled and thankful that the Lord has called me to serve Him and serve His people at Clinton Correctional Facility.”
The Rev. James M. Stanley, ‘13, is rector at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Palatine, IL. The Rev. speaking in the National Cathedral and the CEEP conference in Robert “Bobby” Smith ,’09, February, 2017.
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Alumni Updates Continued Notifications of Death The Rev. Henry G. Turnbull, ‘56, died on December 31, 2016 in Youngtown, AZ. The Rev. Paul D. Felton, ‘52, of Wayzata, MN died on June 19, 2016. The Rev. James R. Zosel, ‘63, died on October 20, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN. Fr. Zosel enjoyed four careers throughout his long life, each distinct and meaningful — as a veterinarian, Episcopal priest, chemical dependency counselorand professor at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD). He led parishes in Benson, Montevideo, and Burnsville. During the tumult of the 1960s, Zosel often preached a message of activism from the pulpit. The Rev. Hope G. Koski, ‘80, of Gainesville, FL died on November 30, 2016. The Rev. Donald R. Raih, ‘82, of Fayetteville, West Verginia died on December 2, 2016. Fr. Raih served the people of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Gas City, IN for 10 years. He served three Episcopal churches in Ohio for four years and three Episcopal churches in West Virginia for four years. The Rev. Ralph F. Wagner, ‘57, Palmer, Alaska died on November 24, 2016. He began his career at church was the Church of Advent in Jeannette, Pa., in 1957. He went on to become Canon Pastor of Trinity Cathedral in Pittsburgh, rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Oakmont, Pa., and served as interim rector in churches in Berea, Ohio, Charleroi, Pa., and All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Anchorage, Alaska. He served as rector of St. Bartholomew Church in Palmer, Alaska until 2000. Ralph was a decorated Vietnam Era veteran and served 23 years of Active and Reserve duty. He attended Command & General Staff College and U.S. Army War College. He earned numerous awards for his meritorious service, including the Bronze Star, Army Expeditionary Medal and the Master Parachute Badge for 65 jumps. He retired from the Pentagon as Full Colonel in 1988. The Rev. Jon E. Hanshew, ‘70, died on January 20, 2017 in Elmwood Park, IL. A musical prodigy, he began the study of piano at the age of 5. By age 13, he had mastered the organ. He served from 1970 to 1974 as Assistant to the Vicar of the Church of the Holy Apostles in Oneida, Wisconsin, and Vicar of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Green Bay from 1974 to 1977. Returning to his passion for music, Jon moved to Chicago, serving as organist for several churches from 1977 to 2011 when he retired. The Rev. Glen A. DeShaw, ‘05, died on January 14, 2017, in Des Moines, WA. He served as rector at St. Thomas á Becket in Roswell, NM and St. Paul’s in Artesia, NM. Later he was priest in charge at St. Luke’s in Elma, WA, and priest in residence serving at St. John’s in Olympia, WA, St. John’s in Kirkland, WA, and St. Columba’s in Kent, WA. His career as a priest only spanned 11 years, but it encompassed and colored his entire life. The Rev. Robert J.C. Brown II, ‘57, died on January 23, 2017. For 31 years, Father Brown served St. Peter’s Church in Ripon WI, as well as St. Mary’s Chapel in Wautoma. He served as Chaplain of the Episcopal Campus Rectory at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, the Curate of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, WI, Instructor of the New Testament and Greek at Nashotah House, Vicar of Grace Episcopal Church in Galena, IL, Vicar of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Shullsburg, WI, and Vicar of Trinity Episcopal Church in Platteville, WI. Father Brown was named to The Confraternity of The Blessed Sacrament Honorary Canon of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Fond du Lac in 1993. He also taught Greek and Latin classes at Ripon College.
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Nashotah House recognizes and appreciates these Remembrance Gifts contributed in honor of or memory of the following individuals. These gifts pay tribute to others while funding the formation and training necessary to create tomorrow’s religious and lay leaders. Remembrance Gifts Received November 15, 2016 – March 6, 2017 GIFTS IN MEMORY OF: The Rev. Darwin Bowers, ’46, and Mrs. Marjorie Bowers Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Peters Dr. Playford Boyle Mrs. Nancy H. Boyle The Rt. Rev. William H. Brady, DD, ‘53 The Rev. and Mrs. Philip I. C. Livingston
The Rev. Francis Edward Williams Passes Away (Fr. Frank) Williams celebrated 65 years of ordained ministry in October 2016. The November/December 2016 issue of the diocesan newsletter, Together in the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande, included an article about Fr. Frank’s ministries and memories. One of his greatest achievements was the translation of Epiphanius’ Panarion, the first translation since the middle ages. The Panarion is an important source of information on the Jewish Gospels, the Gospel of the Ebionites, and the Gospel of the Hebrews.
The Rev. Lloyd W. Johnson, ‘66 Mrs. Jane G. Johnson Raymond Kemp Mrs. Karen K. Kemp Ross Carter King Clifford King Harbin The Rev. Kenneth G. Kocharhook, ‘86 The Rev. and Mrs. Daniel Caballero Terry J. Kohler Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Sather Mr. Walter Virden III The Rev. Canon Donald H. Langstraat, ‘59 Ms. Lois E. Hill Antonio P. Llamas Mr. Roy A. Llamas
The Rev. Byron H. Brown, Jr., ‘63 Mrs. Marylou M. Brown
Loved ones of the Shackelford and Michel families Mr. and Mrs. Dwight R. Shackelford
The Rev. Donald E. Castle, ‘75 Mrs. Steven A. Head
Marcy Low The Rev. Melvin L. Low
The Rev. Forrest B. Clark, ‘49 Mrs. Katherine G. Clark
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Megan V. Clyma Mrs. Marjorie Clyma Mr. John T. Conner, Jr. Mrs. Nancy P. Conner The Rev. W.B. Dexter,’44, and Mrs. Kathleen M. Dexter Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Cole
The Rev. Reynold McKeown, ‘46 Mr. Albert P. Keller The Rev. William D. McLean, III Mr. and Mrs. A. Keith McDowell William G. Murphy The Rev. and Mrs. William M. Murphy
Suzy Mead Dyrud Mr. M. John Dyrud
The Rev. Michael Napoli, ‘85 Mr. and Mrs. Jerry K. Sutton
The Rev. John Edwards, ‘54 Mr. Roy B. Flinchbaugh Jr.
The Rt. Rev. Donald J. Parsons Mr. George M. Ahrens The Very Rev. & Mrs. Roger W. Raskopf
The Rev. James M. Galbraith, ‘77 The Rev. James D. Knight The Rev. Loren Gavitt Mr. Albert P. Keller Wilma Gearhart The Rev. Robert J. Gearhart The Rev. George Hartung, ‘44 and Mrs. Angelyn Hartung Ms. Elizabeth A. Hartung-Cole Carl and Charlotte Hausmann Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hausmann
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The Rev. Wilford Penny, ‘41 Ms. Mary E. Gaul Carrie J. Phillips Mr. F. J. Phillips The Rt. Rev. Clarence C. Pope, Jr., DD, ‘85 Mrs. Martha H. Pope The Rev. Norman M. Post Mr. and Mrs. Douglass J. Post Jacque C. Radant The Rev. William F. Radant The Missioner 2017
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Remembrance Gifts Continued The Rev. Dr. John S. Ruef Mr. Thomas I. Anderson The Rev. and Mrs. Philip C. Jacobs The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Salmon, Jr. Christ Church Accokeek The Rev. and Mrs. William Christian Ms. Carrie Clark Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Cotesworth Ms. Jan V. O’Neal St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Mr. Walter Virden III Mr. Clayton Schott Mrs. Carol L. Schott The Rev. Edson P. Sheppard, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Edson P. Sheppard, Jr. Ida and John Solverson Mrs. Dawn J. Preisler My Father: Henry Erwyn Sparks Mrs. Virginia S. Barnard The Rev. Robert Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Malecek The Rev. Dr. Peter Toon Ms. Miriam K. Stauff The Rev. Larry E. Valentine, ‘65 Mrs. Barbara Nichols-Rubin Mrs. Diane C. Valentine Sandy Virden Mr. Walter Virden III The Rt. Rev. Arthur A. Vogel, ‘46 Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord G. Smith The Rev. William Wetzel, ‘67 The Rev. Stephen S.P. Wlosinski and The Rev. Cynthia Peterson-Wlosinski The Rev. and Mrs. E. White Mrs. Joan C. Norgaard Gwen G. White Mr. Peter C. White The Rev. MacDonald Wilhite, Jr. The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Lawrence D. Bausch
GIFTS IN HONOR OF: 36th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Gregg L. Riley SSC The Rt. Rev. Keith L. Ackerman, ‘74 Mr. and Mrs. Karl O. Sharp Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Webb, III
The Rt. Rev. Edward Little Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Gresik The Rev. Carl Mann, ‘06 Ms. Jacque A. Easter Mrs. Penny Wade Marek The Rev. Joseph J. Marek
The Rev. Meredyth L. Albright, ‘12 Dr. and Mrs. Walter E. Gager
The Rev. James Douglas Moyer, ‘09 Ms. Louise K. Bach
Jean Banedetto Mr. and Mrs. Wynn Gunderson
Fr. William Musselman in honor of his many years at Christ Church, Ridley Park, PA Ms. Mary E. Gaul
The Rev. John Bower, ‘63, for his dedicated service Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Malecek The Very Rev. Kevin C. Carroll, ‘03 Mr. and Mrs. David Reber The Class of 1965 The Rev. Dr. Robert W. Seney The Class of 1974 The Rev. and Mrs. Richard G. Copeland The Class of 1989 The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William C. Thomas The Class of 1992 The Very Rev. and Mrs. John H. Munson The Rev. Philip Cunningham, ‘08, and Family Mrs. Marjorie Clyma The Rev. William D. Dennler, ‘09 Mr. Albert C. Dennler The Faithfulness of Nashotah House The Rt. Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Shaver God’s Blessings The Rev. Canon and Mrs. George E. Pence The Rev. Christopher N. Gray, ‘79 Mrs. Lloyd W. Johnson The Rt. Rev. Francis C. Gray, ‘69 Mrs. Lloyd W. Johnson
Sir David Willcocks Dr. William A. Owen, III, DMus
The Rev. John Gullett The Rev. Canon Timothy J. Shaw
Jenny Williams The Rev. Robert H. Williams
The Rev. J. Connor Haynes, ‘86 Dr. Robert T. Mead
Phyllis L. Williford Dr. Frederick Williford
The Rt. Rev. Jack L. Iker Dr. and Mrs. Linton E. Powell
Elizabeth Martin Worthington Mr. and Mrs. Kirk D. Hatfield
Mrs. Beverly J. Joutras Mr. M. John Dyrud
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My 92 Years Mr. Robert J. Madalon Nashotah House The Rev. and Mrs. Donald R. Hughes The Rev. Jill Stellman Nashotah House’s Ministry to Students The Rev. Dr. Charlotte A. Schmotzer Nashotah House’s Choral Offices On-line The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Richard T. Palmer John Phelps Mr. and Mrs. C. Nicholas Lee The Rev. Dr. W.L. “Chip” Prehn, ‘85 Christ Episcopal Church Our marriage at Nashotah House January 1, 1949 Mrs. Joan C. Norgaard Our 3 years as a student & family at Nashotah House 1960-63 The Rev. and Mrs. Robert G. Browning Jr. The Rt. Rev. John Rodgers Lt. Col M. Gardner and Mrs. Mary A. Moody Elaine Schlegel Mr. Charles Schlegel III The Rev. Steve Schlossberg Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Webb, III The Very Rev. Freeman Whitman Ms. Latane T. Keeler The Rev. Christian Wood, ‘16 Mr. and Mrs. Usher Thomason
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Experiencing Nashotah November 9-10, 2017
Rooted in Tradition – Forward Thinking If you are discerning a call to ministry or considering attending a seminary, Experiencing Nashotah provides you with an opportunity to reflect and experience a place where tradition meets preparation to tackle the world’s spiritual needs. We invite you to attend a two-day feast of worship, classroom experience, private reflection, and candid discussion with students, faculty, and staff.
For more information or to register email: admissions@nashotah.edu or call 262-646-6501. visit nashotah.edu
Campus & Community The Nashotah House Theological Seminary is now listed in the National Register as well as the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places as of January 2017. Properties listed receive the protections and benefits of this program. Visit www.nashotah.edu/our-campus to view a tour guide pamphlet of our historical campus.
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Dean Peay takes Nashotah House on the Road! Dean Peay attended several Alumni Community Gatherings in areas such as South Carolina, Indiana and Southwest Florida. Dean Peay was also guest preacher at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland, Florida preaching on the Benedictine Roots of Anglicanism during the Parish’s Christian formation class.
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In January, Dean Peay and Associate Dean Andrew Grosso attended the Dean’s Council meeting in New York. Carolyn Bartkus, Director of Church Relations and Alumni Communities at Nashotah House (pictured right), attended the Washington DC Diocesan Convention along with Marie Clunan ‘15, Alumni Council member and The Rev. Edward Kelaher, Honorary Director of the House. The Rt. Rev. James L. Hobby, Jr., Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, ordained The Rev. Dr. Travis Bott, Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Nashotah House, to the sacred order of priests on February 10, 2017 in Adam’s Hall.
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The Rev. Joseph Calandra, Jr., ‘17, was ordained to the diaconate February 11, 2017 by The Rt. Rev. Alberto Morales at All Souls Anglican Church in Wheaton, IL for The Rt. Rev. Derek Jones, ACNA Jurisdiction for the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy. Deacon Calandra is currently serving as an intern chaplain at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. The Rev. Sam Wilgus, ‘17, was ordained to the diaconate February 11, 2017 by The Rt. Rev. Alberto Morales at All Souls Anglican Church in Wheaton, IL, The Anglican Diocese of Quincy. Two of Wisconsin’s most historic institutions of the Episcopal Church came together for a joint Evensong in celebration of 175 years of their founding and partnership. Nashotah House and All Saints Cathedral in Milwaukee were founded by Jackson Kemper, the first Bishop of Milwaukee in 1842, for the purpose of serving the Wisconsin frontier and the newly formed Diocese of Wisconsin. Nashotah House and All Saints Cathedral are proud to have maintained their shared dedication to choral traditions and continued success in sharing faith through music. Celebration included the seating of Dean Peay pictured here delivering the homily.
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An average of 1200 visitors enjoy Nashotah House’s Chapel Services On-line each week! Daily Offices (Monday through Friday) are available at www.nashotah.edu/daily-offices. Discover for yourself why so many enjoy our Daily Offices on-line! The Nashotah House community observed Ash Wednesday with the imposition of ashes, fasting and a quiet day. Guest Preacher, The Rt. Rev. James Adams, retired Bishop of Western Kansas spoke on the subject of “Living Your Vocation.”
Nashotah House hosted 17 guests at its Experiencing Nashotah March 9 - 10, 2017. Guests participated in a two-day feast of worship, spent time with students, attended classes and met with the Deans, faculty and staff. Experiencing Nashotah provides an opportunity for those discerning a call to ministry to reflect and experience a place where tradition meets preparation to tackle the world’s spiritual needs. Offered twice each year, the next Experiencing Nashotah is scheduled for November 9-10, 2017.
On March 12, Nashotah House presented an evening lecture by Michael Ward, senior research fellow at Blackfriars Hall of the University of Oxford and Professor of Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. Mr. Ward is the author of Planet Narnia: The Seven Heavens in the Imagination of C.S. Lewis (2008) and co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to C.S Lewis (2010). He presented the BBC documentary The Narnia Code (2011). From 1996 to 1999 he was Resident Warden of the Kilns, the Oxford home of C.S. Lewis. He studied English at the University of Oxford, Theology at the University of Cambridge, and has a PhD in Divinity from St. Andrews in Edinburgh. The lecture was free and open to the public. Visit www.nashotah.edu for information on upcoming events.
Fr. Matthew S. C. Olver, Assistant Professor of Liturgics and Pastoral Theology, recently published a book review of Christ’s Gift, Our Response: Martin Luther and Louis-Marie Chauvet on the Connection between Sacraments and Ethics by Benjamin Durheim in the Anglican Theological Review and an article that also appeared in the Review, “The Eucharistic Materials in Enriching our Worship 1: A Consideration of its Trinitarian Theology.” Dr. Garwood Anderson, Professor of New Testament and Greek, reviewed The NIV Zondervan Study Bible in the December 11, 2016 issue of The Living Church magazine. In a side bar, Dr. Anderson also provided a brief review of the supplement, The NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. He was also one of two scholars that taught at the clergy conference in the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.
Nashotah House has welcomed the followed Guest Preachers to the Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin: The Rt. Rev. Jim Hobby, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburg. The Rev. Canon C. John Thompson-Quartey, Canon for Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. The Rt. Rev. Stanley M. Bilinski, Jr., Bishop Ordinary of the Western Diocese. Rev. Guy Selvester, M.Div., M.A., Administrator for the Ecumenical & Interfaith Relations Office for St. Joseph Parish in Metuchen, NJ. The Rt. Rev. Lawrence C. Provenzano, Eighth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.
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The Missioner (ISSN 1521-5148) is published by Nashotah House, a theological seminary forming leaders in the Anglican tradition since 1842. 2777 Mission Rd., Nashotah, WI 53058-9793, Tel.: 262.646.6500. www.nashotah.edu
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