The Missioner Fall 2022

The MISSIONER VOL. 36 NO. 2 FALL 2022 SCENES NASHOTAHCOMMENCEMENTFROMONTHE ROAD A MILITARY ST.RECORDINGVOCATIONCAPTURESMARY’SRHYTHMS In this issue

2022 graduates Kristen Gunn, the Rev. Micah Hogan, the Rev. Dante Anglin, and the Rev. Ignacio Gama take a selfie on Commencement Day. COMMENCEMENT

In this issue Restructured for growth Marrying tradition & trend News in brief Faculty news Lenten lecture series to explore Bach’s works Founders’ Day Challenge results Winter course AlumniCommencementpreviewDay CAMPUS NEWS Founded in 1842, Nashotah House exists to form persons for ministry in the breadth of the Catholic tradition, for the Episcopal Church, the wider Anglican Communion, churches in the Anglican tradition, and our ecumenical partners. Nashotah House Theological Seminary 2777 Mission Rd., Nashotah, WI 53058 nashotah.edu 8 On the cover CONNECT WITH US A photo of the Nashotah House banner taken by photographer Nat Davauer during Commencement, May 19, 2022. SHARE YOUR NEWS Story tips and feedback can be directed to Lauren Cripps, Editor of The Missioner. Phone: 262-434-0310 Email: lcripps@nashotah.edu DIGITAL EDITION Are you interested in receiving The Missioner digitally instead of in print? Please email jwint@nashotah.edu to let us know. VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTION Want to support The Missioner? Consider a $30 contribution to our voluntary subscription fund at nashotah.edu/give. THE MISSIONER Vol. 36 No. 2 Fall 2022 The Missioner is published twice annually and is also available online at nashotah.edu/missioner-magazine. Q&A with the Rev. Ben Hankinson Practice for the real thing A military vocation Classmate connections continue, virtually New recording captures St. Mary’s rhythms The Rev. Dr. Calvin Lane’s Reformation research Kenosha & Nashotah: God’s well-spent quarters Nashotah House on the road What difference could 1% make? FEATURES22 ALUMNI NEWS44 Ordinations, calls, and retirements Awards & recognitions Notifications of death Remembering the Rev. Canon Nelson Pinder Publications & podcasts504847464442403836322926252220181615141210811

The18Nashotah House community enjoyed a special poetry reading by the Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite on Commencement Day. See more photos from Commencement (pg. 18) and Alumni Day (pg. 20).

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Reflections from three alumni on their call to military chaplaincy. Elizabeth Hartung-Cole on the lasting connection between Nashotah House and St. Matthew’s, Kenosha. Praise Our God, a new recording set to be released this fall, captures the daily rhythm of worship in St. Mary’s Chapel.

Our alumni

My first year at the House, the names washed over me, unknown, no matter how they were pronounced, and I could only say, “The Lord knows.”

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Dr. Anderson presenting the State of the Seminary address on Alumni Day. (Photo: Parker Asplin)

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If you’ve studied at Nashotah House, or even visited a worship service, you know that every day we pray for our alumni — every day, several by name, until we get through the thousand or so names and start over. It’s sometimes fun to hear a junior navigate the pronunciation of an especially challenging non-Anglo-Saxon name — but the Lord knows!

Fifteen years later, I not only recognize most names, I can say of a majority that we have met, and of many — more all the time — that they are friends. And I recall a class they were in (even a paper they wrote!), refectory conversations, or a prank they pulled in this same Andchapel.for many I offer up also the name of their spouse, or their children, or their parish or other ministry. It has gradually become a favorite part of the service, full with memories, thanksgivings, and intercessions. Time and relationships are like that: they gather and connect and knit in unexpected ways — we might say serendipitously if we didn’t know better — and in wistful hindsight you see that your life is a tapestry more intricate and wonderful than you could have ever set out to make for yourself. It is one of the great joys of a long career in ministry. In recent years, I have had the privilege of seeing the fruit of Nashotah House labors with a longer view, not just in the form of an outstanding student paper, or an exceptional chapel sermon, or admission into a PhD program, but watching our alumni exercise their ministries in situ. And that is what this is all about. It’s the reason Nashotah House exists. make a

It is a marvel to behold the transformation wrought in a seminarian from their junior (first) year through ordination through to a few years of seasoning. The new student, often younger, comes to us with that perfect mix of passion and idealism, intellectually curious, maybe a little overconfident in their theological acumen, and often with some cluelessness and a certain amount of baggage (we all have it). Chalk it up to a rigorous theological curriculum or the role of a faculty mentor or the way life in community invariably changes people, but all of that combined with the grace of ordination, finished off in the school of hard knocks, and God has done something through it that we might not have expected or even recognized from the inauspicious seeds that were planted. God does a work in those who avail themselves of his means of grace so that he can do a work through them, making them ministers of his grace, fit for service, “workers having no need to be ashamed” (2 Timothy We’re2:15).

naive if we think that seminaries do this alone or even that it couldn’t be done without us. But we’re deeply mistaken if we think that the same quality of formation happens without the intensive, institutional yet deeply interpersonal, investment of a community of scholars and learners and pastors singularly dedicated to the flourishing of the Church to the everlasting glory of God. There is nothing like the finely tuned dynamics of intentional formation, and our churches are largely rising or falling with the character and quality of the formation seminaries provide. That’s how much it Itmatters.matters that much not because seminaries matter, but because the Church matters and our alumni matter that much. They step into despair bringing hope; into chaos, bringing order; into decline, provoking change; into unbelief, preaching the gospel. They endure misunderstanding, opposition, discouragement, and resist temptations, and persevere through pandemics, and love unruly sheep.

Our alumni make a difference. † “There is nothing like the finely tuned dynamics of intentional formation, and our churches are largely rising or falling with the character and quality of the formation seminaries provide. That’s how much it matters.”

As I write from the living room of the Deanery in late-August, there seems a never-ending streaming of U-Haul trucks going past our window down to the Flats and the Peaks (our student housing). Nets left behind; the future unknown; responding to God’s call. The Church will be different for them. Not too long ago, I had the privilege of preaching for the installation on an alumnus as rector to his new parish. It is, by North American Anglican standards, a large parish, though nothing like it had once been. On this evening, the pews were full almost to standing room only, and I heard from many parishioners that it had been quite some time since they remembered it being hard to find a seat in church! It was a joy — the whole evening, every part of it. New beginnings are like that. But I sensed something more. It was that I knew that the new rector had once left his nets at the feet of Jesus, drove a U-Haul to campus, and endured three Wisconsin winters — all for the love of Jesus Christ and his Church. And that evening a parish was joining him and his family in an adventure that will change that church.

Some time past, they left their nets at the feet of Jesus to follow him into apostolic mission, packing their essentials into a U-Haul, wintering in Wisconsin, not knowing what would befall them, only that they were called, nevertheless. Now they are priests, deacons, bishops, professors, chaplains, and lay leaders. The Church is different for it.

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Restructured for GROWTH

» The Ven. Dr. Kelly O’Lear has been appointed Associate Dean of Formation. A priest with extensive experience as an Army chaplain, O’Lear joined Nashotah House in 2021 as Director of Formation and Leadership Development. As Associate Dean, he tends to all aspects of the formation of seminarians, including pastoral care, chapel worship, field education, and community life.

» Ms. Robin Little has been named Senior Director of Advancement, overseeing all aspects of donor relations,

Dr. Jim Watkins, the Rev. Dr. Travis Bott, the Ven. Dr. Kelly O’Lear, the Rev. Jason Terhune, Ms. Robin Little, and Dr. Garwood Anderson NASHOTAH HOUSE HAS RESTRUCTURED its leadership team to support its growing programs and advance its strategic Thegoals.recent appointments to several key leadership positions set a foundation for the seminary to serve more students, nurture relationships with existing and prospective donors, and sustain the rigorous formation of its seminarians.

» Dr. Jim Watkins has been appointed Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. In this role, he provides administrative leadership to the seminary’s academic programs, in assistance to the Dean and faculty. Watkins joined Nashotah House’s advancement department in 2020 and later transitioned to become Director of Distributed Education. Under his leadership, the seminary’s hybriddistance and advanced degree programs have grown significantly in breadth and participation.

“The Board of Directors is pleased to reaffirm our support for Dr. Anderson’s leadership. His commitment to the mission of Nashotah House and clear vision for its future give us full confidence in the direction he is taking the seminary,” said the Rev. Canon Ed Monk, Chair of the Board of Directors. “Despite the challenges known to many higher education institutions in recent years, Nashotah House has experienced remarkable growth, a credit to Dr. Anderson’s leadership. We are delighted he has agreed to remain as our Dean for another five years.”

Anderson has served as Dean since 2017. He joined the Nashotah House faculty in 2007 as Professor of New Testament and Greek and served as Academic Dean from 2009 to 2012.

Under Anderson’s leadership as Dean, the number of enrolled students has nearly doubled since the fall of 2017.

» A 94% increase in full-time equivalent enrollment from 2017 to 2021, a growth rate that outpaces all of its peers nationally, according to a recent audit by the Association of Theological Schools.

Dean Anderson’s contract renewed The Nashotah House Theological Seminary Board of Directors has also renewed Anderson’s contract for a five-year term.

Growth at Nashotah House under Anderson’s leadership has included:

Little joined Nashotah House in 2021 as its Director of Development after serving for several years as Assistant Director of Development at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, Texas. Little recently added two positions to the advancement department: Lauren Cripps was hired as Communications and Marketing Manager, and Rebecca Terhune (MTS, ’15) was hired as Alumni Associate.

» The appointment of several new distinguished faculty members, including the Rev. Dr. Hans Boersma, Chair of the Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ Endowed Professorship in Ascetical Theology; the Rev. Dr. Greg Peters, Servants of Christ Research Professor of Monastic Studies and Ascetical Theology; Dr. Elisabeth Kincaid, former Assistant Professor of Ethics and Moral Theology; Dr. Geoffrey Williams, Assistant Professor of Church Music and Director of St. Mary’s Chapel; and the Rev. Dr. Paul Wheatley, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek.

» The expansion of the seminary’s summer and winter term course array and collaboration with world-renowned visiting professors, including the Rev. Dr. John Behr, the Rev. Dr. Esau McCaulley, the Rev. Dr. Amy Peeler, the Rev. Dr. Trevor Hart, and Dr. Lewis Ayres.

» The Rev. Jason Terhune (MDiv, ’15) continues to serve as Senior Director of Operations. Terhune returned to Nashotah House to join its advancement department in 2019 and later transitioned to his current role, which includes oversight of accounting, student accounts, IT, maintenance, housekeeping, compliance, refectory, and human resources.

» The Rev. Dr. Travis Bott, Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, has been elected Chair of the Faculty, a new position designed to strengthen the critical connection between the faculty and administrative leadership. “I couldn’t be more pleased with this group of leaders serving in these critical roles,” said Dr. Garwood Anderson, Dean of Nashotah House. “Individually, each brings formidable talents and has made significant contributions since joining our team. Collectively, their enthusiasm, robust networks within the Church, and, most importantly, dedication to the students we serve have strengthened our seminary. During a time of tremendous opportunity for the House, we are well-positioned to flourish with this team in place.”

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» The completion of classroom renovations and improvements to the campus’s technological infrastructure, greatly expanding capabilities for remote and hybrid instruction.

With a new leadership team in place, Anderson is dedicating more of his time to external relations, including advancement initiatives, partnerships with parishes, and engagement with “It’salumni.always encouraging to reconnect with sons and daughters of the House. I look forward to visiting with more of our alumni and supporters in the months to come. Good things are happening on this campus, and I’m eager to share that story with our friends, both old and new,” Anderson said. †

“The past five years have only reinforced my commitment to the work of the House and its unique role in equipping future priests and lay leaders,” said Anderson. “There is much to celebrate and yet so much more work remains to be done as we continue our mission in service to the Church. I appreciate the support and confidence from the Board of Directors as we enter this next chapter while continuing to steward the rich tradition we have inherited.”

Marrying tradition & trend

Centered on the theme of the “Neomedieval Church Musician – Marrying Tradition and Trend in the 21st Century,” the conference included opportunities for group and private study in conducting, ensemble singing, voice, and organ. Participants honed their craft through hours of practice in St. Mary’s Chapel and learned from a distinguished panel of musicians and liturgists, including composer-in-residence Dr. Andrew Smith, vocalist Sarah Brailey (pictured), organist Scott Dettra, and the Rev. Dr. Matthew Olver, Associate Professor of Liturgics and Pastoral Ministry at Nashotah AHouse.particularly special feature of the workshop, Smith’s commissioned pieces, “Nashotah Canticles” and “O Sublime Humility,” were premiered in the chapel. The Church Musicians Workshop will make its return in 2024. †

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Photo: Parker Asplin In June, musicians from across the country convened on campus for the Church Musicians Workshop, directed by Dr. Geoffrey Williams.

Nashotah House’s growth featured in The Living Church

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Garfield, Golla awarded Rath Distinguished Scholarship

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Breck Conference examines monasticism and Anglican spirituality

IN BRIEF Wells named Director of Unity, Faith and Order for the Anglican Communion Dr. Christopher Wells, Affiliate Professor of Theology at Nashotah House, in August was named the next Director of Unity, Faith and Order for the Anglican Communion. Wells will lead and support the work of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith, and Order (IASCUFO) — the international body that advises provinces, the Secretary General, and the Instruments of Communion on ecumenical relations and doctrine. He will also serve as the lead staff member for Anglican Communion delegations to official international ecumenical dialogues, according to an Anglican Communion Office announcement. He succeeds the Ven. Dr. William Adam, who was installed as Archdeacon of Canterbury in July. Wells has been executive director of the Living Church Foundation since 2009.

In June, Nashotah House hosted the James Lloyd Breck Conference on Monasticism and the Church. Keynote speakers included the Rev. Bryan D. Spinks of Yale Divinity School and Dr. Ann W. Astell of the University of Notre Dame (pictured). Directed by conference chair the Rev. Dr. Greg Peters, Servants of Christ Research Professor of Monastic Studies and Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House, the conference explored how late medieval English monastic spirituality was resourced by early Anglican Christians in both their personal devotional life and in parish practice. This year’s conference book, From Anchorhold to Parish: English Monasticism & Anglican Spirituality, is available for purchase at nashotahhousepress.com.

Dean Dr. Garwood Anderson spoke with The Living Church magazine about the seminary’s enrollment growth, its development goals, formation in the context of community, and building bridges across jurisdictional differences. Click here to read the story.

Rising seniors Elizabeth Garfield and Andrew Golla were recently awarded the Rath Distinguished Scholarship. Rath scholarship recipients are selected annually for their academic achievement, merit, and leadership. The award is provided through the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (WAICU), thanks to the generosity of the Rath Family Foundation.

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“We’re overjoyed with Fr. Wheatley’s successful defense of his Notre Dame dissertation,” said Dr. Garwood Anderson, Dean of Nashotah House. “We have been looking forward to this day with great anticipation ever since we identified Paul as our new professor of New Testament. This is but the first of many distinctions he will enjoy as a leading younger scholar in the field of biblical studies.”

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“After two years of teaching while writing a dissertation, I am thrilled to have defended my dissertation with my committee at Notre Dame, and I am looking forward to serving as Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek at Nashotah House,” said Wheatley. “I’m grateful for the support of the administration, faculty, and staff of Nashotah House, who made many accommodations to allow me to complete this monumental task while teaching. I am also so grateful for the students in my New Testament and Greek courses over the last two years who asked questions and offered their feedback on lectures related to my dissertation, improving my argument along the way. I’m also grateful for their patience, support, and encouragement as I tried to balance these many responsibilities with participation in the wonderful community life of Nashotah House.”

Wheatley’s dissertation, “Mark the Mystagogue: Ritual Narrative, Identity Formation, and Baptism in the Gospel According to Mark,” argues that the narration of the Gospel of Mark addresses its readers through repeated appeal to the rituals practiced in these reading communities. According to Wheatley, this discourse presents who Jesus is and Jesus’s call to discipleship in analogy to the earliest pre-Markan baptismal ritual, as shown in the undisputed Pauline epistles (Gal 3:26–4:7; Rom 6:3–5; 8:11–17).

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In addition to his PhD in Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity at the University of Notre Dame, Wheatley received his Master of Theological Studies from Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto and his Bachelor of Arts in History at the University of Texas at Austin.

THE REV. DR. PAUL WHEATLEY has been appointed Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek at Nashotah House, following the successful defense of his doctoral dissertation at the University of Notre Dame. He successfully defended his dissertation June 3, Wheatley2022. joined Nashotah House in 2020 as Instructor of New Testament and teaches courses in New Testament, early Christianity, and Greek. His research and teaching interests center on the overlap of liturgy, preaching, and scriptural exegesis in early Judaism and HisChristianity.dissertation focused on the role of baptismal imagery in the Gospel of Mark.

Wheatley has presented lectures and papers at international conferences on Biblical studies and early Christianity. This summer, he presented at the Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting in Austria; Catholic Biblical Association International Meeting in San Jose, California; and Colloquium Origenianum Tertium Decimum in Münster, Germany. †

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He is co-authoring an introduction to the English and American Books of Common Prayer with the Rev. Dr. Nathan Jennings, J. Milton Richardson Professor of Liturgics and Anglican Studies and Director of Community Worship at Seminary of the Southwest. Olver and Jennings were awarded a 2022-23 Conant Grant from the Episcopal Church Foundation, which funds research projects undertaken by Episcopal seminary faculty.

Olver’s upcoming book examines the available evidence regarding the origin and editing of the Roman Canon, including its use of early Greek sources and the transition from Greek to Latin in early western Christianity; the second section explores the main ways that the prayer makes use of scripture and is evidence of specific kinds of exegesis.

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In addition, the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University has named Olver as its Alan Richardson Fellow for the 2022-23 year. The fellowship, awarded annually, is endowed “to promote research into the exposition and defence of Christian doctrine within the context of contemporary thought and its challenges,” according to the university. Olver will be in residence at Durham for part of its Easter term. While at Durham, he will give a public research-level presentation within the university on his research, which is on the origin of the Roman Canon Missae and its use of Scripture. Olver began this research while writing his dissertation, which focused on the influence of the Letter to the Hebrews on the content and structure of the Roman “TheCanon.Roman Canon is the central Eucharistic prayer in the western Church,” Olver explained. “There were others centered in places such as modern Spain and France, but they died out and the Roman Canon became the one prayer used everywhere Latin was in use. This means it is almost certainly the most prayed Eucharistic prayer in Christian history and was Cranmer’s starting place for the first English prayer book of 1549.” Since successfully defending his thesis in 2014, Olver has published 14 academic articles and book chapters on topics including the ways that liturgies appropriate Scripture in the composition of liturgical texts; a look at the trinitarian theology of various expansive and inclusive language prayers authorized by the Episcopal Church; connections between the Canon and an East Syrian Eucharistic prayer called the Anaphora of Mar Theodore; the 1662 Prayer Book’s theology of sickness and plague; the Jewish roots of early Christian worship, as well as entries in the fourth edition of the Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, published in 2022.

NASHOTAH HOUSE HAS GRANTED tenure to the Rev. Dr. Matthew S.C. Olver and promoted him to Associate Professor of Liturgics and Pastoral Theology.

Olver joined Nashotah House in 2014 and teaches courses in the history of Christian worship, practical liturgics, early Christian liturgy, ecclesiology and ecumenism, and pastoral theology.

Olver aims to complete his book during his sabbatical, securing a publisher for an academic readership. In addition to his book and project with Jennings, Olver will focus on other writing projects, including a chapter on collects in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook to the Book of Common Prayer, an Anglican liturgical handbook, and a book on the Eucharist and Sacrifice for a popular audience. †

“It has long been a feature of Nashotah House’s heritage to be a repository of liturgical expertise and high standards,” said Dr. Garwood Anderson, Dean of Nashotah House. “That tradition continues and advances as a result of Fr. Olver’s scholarly dedication to the ongoing theological and the practical concerns of the Church at prayer. Fittingly, Nashotah House thus continues to serve as a resource to the whole church: ‘May Thy Name be worshiped here in truth and purity to all Olvergenerations.’”hasalso been granted a research sabbatical for the 2022-23 academic year, allowing him to work on several research projects.

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Olver promoted to Associate Professor to focus on Roman Canon Missae research, UniversityDurhamfellowship

— Dr. Geoffrey Williams, Assistant Professor of Church Music at Nashotah House and Director of St. Mary’s Chapel.

FEBRUARY 28 “Not Just BWVWeinachtsoratoriumChristmasAnotherStory!”248.III MARCH 7 “Jesus, All My Joy!” Motet: Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 MARCH 14 “O Lord, BWVJohannesGovernor”OurPassion,245Part1 MARCH 21 “Crucify BWVJohannesHim!”Passion,245Part2 MARCH 28 “No One Could Defeat Death!” Christ lag Todesbandenin BWV 4 Lenten series to feature lectures, live performances Examining Bach’s sacred vocal works LECTURE SERIES SCHEDULE CAMPUS NEWS

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There has been no other composer, no other human, like Johann Sebastian Bach. There are composers like him Handel, Mozart, Beethoven. These composers were great craftsmen of music. They were prolific geniuses whose output is great, but they don’t offer the opportunities found in Bach for a deeper knowledge of who God is and for examination of one’s relationship with the Divine. Bach’s music, both sacred and secular, is thoroughly theological. It is ThisGod-centered.spring,Nashotah House will explore the history and context of J.S. Bach’s sacred vocal works during a five-week lecture series, held Tuesday evenings throughout Lent. In addition to both a musical and liturgical study of the music itself, attendees will participate in discussion of the setting of music to text through the lens of 18th-century Germany and its relevance today. Some introduction to the German language and its syntax will also be explored. No previous musical experience is necessary or required. Each lecture will feature performances of the music of Bach, both in recording and live performance. The sessions will conclude with a brief “sermon” given by five current students who have studied these works in courses offered at the Theseminary.lecture series will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m. in Adams Hall. The lectures are free to attend and open to the community. Donations are appreciated and will support the Bishop Parsons Scholarship Fund. †

$44,484 raised 110 donors 13 first-time donors 18 hours

— Robin Little, Senior Director of Advancement

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IN APRIL, WE EMBARKED on the inaugural Founders’ Day Giving Challenge, a special oneday fundraising effort in support of our Havingbuildings.setamodest goal of $18,000, we were thrilled by the outpouring of support from our alumni, board members, faculty, staff, and friends. In one day, we raised over $45,000 – more than double our initial target. We were blessed in particular with a $10,000 matching gift from board member Karen Moore, whose generosity inspired many additional gifts. The giving challenge was designed to honor our founders and invited our supporters to invest in the buildings that have housed seminarians for generations. If you have visited our campus in recent years, you are likely aware that our historic buildings require significant upkeep and bring a host of challenges related to heating and cooling. The generosity of our supporters allows us to complete needed improvements to ensure our buildings serve more seminarians for years to come. We are so grateful for everyone who supported this campaign. We especially appreciate the help of our board chairman, the Rev. Canon Ed Monk, who was instrumental in getting the word out with other board members, alumni, and friends of Nashotah

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“I wanted to invest in the future of the House and its sons and daughters. I believed that offering a matching gift was a way to difference.”desireyouabouttheeveryoneencouragetosupportHouse.Itisnothowmuchgive,butthetomakea for campus buildings

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16 THE MISSIONER LOOKING FOR A SNOWY, winter retreat in January? Nashotah House has you covered. Sit by a window with a warm cup of coffee and a friend to keep you company as you gaze upon a winter wonderland. Our historic campus is a beautiful and tranquil place that inspires all who visit. The House offers the perfect atmosphere for intellectual stimulation and spiritual nourishment. Nashotah House offers an exciting lineup of courses in January. Consider taking a course on Christian Platonism with the Rev. Dr. Hans Boersma, Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ Endowed Professor of Ascetical Theology at Nashotah House. Many Christians are suspicious that Plato’s philosophy inevitably leads to a rejection of the goodness of the world God made. Dr. Boersma’s course is an opportunity to reappraise the tradition of Christian Platonism and dive deep into the relationship between Christianity and ancient Greek philosophy. For those wanting to engage their creative side, “Educating the Poetic Imagination: Psalms and Poetry” with Christine Perrin, MFA, is a great opportunity. Perrin is Senior Lecturer in English at Messiah College. The course will focus on the significance of the poetic imagination as a critical way that we come to engage and understand the visible and invisible reality of the cosmos. Students will study and chant the psalms as well as engage with other poets, such as George Herbert and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Have you ever thought about pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at Nashotah House? A great way to explore this would be to take a class alongside our Master of Divinity students. In the winter term, Nashotah House offers three courses at the Masters level: Biblical Interpretation, Anglican and Episcopal Church History, and Moral Theology. These courses can be taken for credit or audit, and they are a great way to get a taste of graduate theological education. Christian Platonism, Psalms & Poetry among course lineup

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Christine Perrin, MFA

Each winter term course includes one week on Nashotah’s campus. Students prepare with reading and writing assignments before that week and then finish their coursework after their oncampus week. Many students describe their residential week as a highlight of their year. During a residential week, students pray the Daily Office together, eat meals in our refectory, enjoy rich academic conversations, and build new and lasting friendships. † — Dr. Jim Watkins, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

The Rev. Dr. Stewart Clem Residential Week: Jan. 9-13

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Residential Week: Jan. 16-20 Christian Platonism: Constructive Proposals

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TheHistoryRev. Dr. Thomas Buchan Residential Week: Jan. 9-13 Introduction to Biblical Interpretation

Dr. Garwood Anderson Residential Week: Jan. 16-20 Moral Theology

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COMMENCEMENT youWherevergo , Christ will havealreadygone. “ “ The Rev. Dr. Malcolm CommencementGuite,‘22 1. The 2022 Commencement ceremony. 2. The Rev. Bill Lytle, the Rev. Daniel Hindman, and Gregory Seeley line up to receive their degrees. 3. The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Guite delivers his Commencement address. 1 2 3 CAMPUS NEWS

4. Students Parker Asplin and Andrew Hollinger process. 5. The Rev. Tyler Been, ‘22, with his wife, Laken, and children, Margaret and Julian. 6. The Rev. Ignacio Gama, ‘22, introduces his parents to the Rev. Yehoshua Odidi. 7. The Rev. Amy Feins, ‘22, and student Libby Garfield. 8. Students the Rev. Alister Rihumana and the Rev. Jack Waneuma. 9. The Rev. Dante Anglin, ‘22, and the Rev. Canon Ed Monk, Chair of the Board. 64 48 9 6 75

We do not consider it a pragmatic necessity but a Gospel imperative to be a place where people who otherwise are at odds with one another come together to be reconciled. “ “ Dr. Garwood Anderson, ‘22 State of the Seminary address 1 23 4 ALUMNI DAY CAMPUS NEWS 1 5

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Dr. Sherwood, the Rev. Dr. Holtzen honored The alumni of Nashotah House recognized Dr. David Sherwood and the Rev. Dr. Thomas Holtzen, both sons of the House and the seminary’s longest-serving faculty members, during the Alumni Luncheon. Holtzen, Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, and Sherwood, Director of the Frances Donaldson Library, were honored for their many years of service, academic contributions, and pastoral Canon Brien Koehler, ‘76, and (2.) the Rev. Canon H.W. “Sandy” Herrmann, ‘89, were awarded honorary degrees. 3. Drew Bradford, Vice Chairman of the Board. 4. Faculty members during Alumni Day Evensong. 5. The Rev. Burke Whitman, ‘22. 6. The Rev. Julia Hendrix and her father, the Rev. Canon Wilson Roane. 7. Dr. Garwood Anderson and Dawn Anderson. 8. The Rev. James Brzezinski, ‘12. 9. The Rev. Jason Terhune, ‘15, Senior Director of Operations and Student Services, offered a tour of campus building projects.

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The Rev. Ben Hankinson, ‘14, joined Nashotah House this summer as its new Director of Admissions. Previously, Hankinson served as Rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edwardsville, Illinois, and as Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He succeeds Kristen Olver, who oversaw admissions during a period of significant growth at the House. A native of Florence, South Carolina, Hankinson is a son of the House, having received his Master of Divinity degree in 2014. He was ordained deacon and priest that same year. He recently spoke with Communications & Marketing Manager Lauren Cripps about returning to the House in this new role. new Director of Admissions reflects on his path back to the

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As for wanting the job, two things converged. One, I’ve seen through diocesan-level ministry just how important it is to both identify and then equip new ministers for the Gospel. What Nashotah does is vitally important to the life of dioceses and congregations. Next, I came to see that this position is rather pastoral. It’s a big step in an individual’s or family’s life to enter discernment and to consider attending seminary.

A: Interestingly, I actually came to Nashotah House for the first time as a high school senior. My youth minister and his family had begun in the fall of 2004, and I’d already been approached by both him and my rector about the future possibility of ordained ministry. So, I came up to see them, and while I was here went to chapel, ate in the refectory, and sat in on classes, including one with Fr. Holtzen. It was all a bit surreal, but it’s where my story with Nashotah began. After college, I entered discernment, and when the time was right, I did a whirlwind tour of all the seminaries to which the bishop was willing to send me. I attended Experience Nashotah as the first leg of my trip, and after that, I’m not sure the others stood a chance. Sure enough, I moved in on August 15, 2011. I graduated in May of 2014 and then found myself back at the House for a number of events in the next year or two. I settled into a pattern of one or two classes a year in addition to usually showing up for Alumni Day and Commencement. I enjoyed workdays, helping with things like mowing, mulch, etc. Keeping up that regular presence allowed me to stay in touch with faculty and staff I knew and build new relationships along the way. I’ve enjoyed getting a chance to engage with current students over the years, and I’m getting to continue that on staff and to expand it to prospective students.

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Q: The way I understand it, becoming our new Director of Admissions wasn’t something you were necessarily seeking; the job kind of found you at the right time. Do I have that right? How did you find yourself in this new position? Why did you want the job?

A: That’s right, and to be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure I did want the job! But one thing I’ve learned about how God often gets my attention for discernment is by speaking through other people, so I was willing to listen and see. As things progressed, I was not only increasingly interested but, more importantly, I felt a growing sense of peace about it. God was at work to use this process either to call me to a new season or to renew my call in my parish. As it turns out, it was a new season, but I am confident I would have been blessed in discerning either way.

Q: What’s the biggest lesson or formative experience during your time as a parish priest that you carry with you?

A: The centrality of daily prayer and worship for keeping grounded in the midst of all the other things going on in life and ministry. It’s one of the things that I learned at the House, and that really came home in a powerful way during the COVID pandemic. It’s tempting to rely a bit too much on our own strength and understanding, and I’m so glad to have had the Daily Office and Holy Eucharist as an essential part of not only our tradition but of my consistent formation as a priest. In our rich community worship setting, I’m cherishing it anew in this season.

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Q: Accepting this role is a homecoming of sorts for you. We’re glad for your return! Tell us a little bit of your background and your connection to Nashotah House, both as a student and alumnus, over the years.

I understand that on a personal level, along with the various processes that go with it, and I get to walk through that with future ministers.

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Q: Do you remember going through the admissions process as a prospective student years ago? What was the thing that sealed the deal for you in deciding to attend Nashotah?

A: Coming to this place and being a part of who we are and what we do is something that makes a lasting impression on people, myself included. The depth and beauty of a solemn Evensong or Eucharist in the Chapel is not easily forgotten; neither are classes that spill over into conversations at meals, or work crews that give back to the wider community. My trips in high school and during Experience Nashotah certainly left their mark on me and my desire to be here so that the rest of the admissions process felt more like confirming a decision that had already been made.

A: This may not be very surprising, but one of the things I’ve learned in ministry is the need to listen. As I said before, this position has a pastoral component, and so listening is valuable in guiding students through the process. It helps us to discern together whether Nashotah is the place for them. Then we get to sort out the plans and perhaps calm some anxieties about how it all comes together, being a familiar presence with an open door once they arrive on campus. And if not, then we send them on their way with God’s blessing, thankful for the chance to walk with those who are pursuing God’s call in their lives and hopeful that our paths might cross again.

Q: There’s a certain timelessness about the House (some things never change!), but I also imagine it feels different to be back here again. What are your impressions of this chapter of Nashotah House history, and why are you glad to be here now?

A: There is the old adage, “The more things change, the more they stay the same,” and I think that holds true for Nashotah. There are a number of new faces, some familiar ones in new positions, and then some folks continuing to minister faithfully just as they were doing over 17 years ago when I first came here. There is continuity in purpose and focus while there are new, creative ideas and opportunities being seized all around, and it’s exciting to see. In particular, I’m coming onboard in the midst of a season of growth, and I think that’s a testimony to the commitment of so many – new and old – to the mission of empowering the Church for the spread of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Q: How would you describe your approach to working with prospective students through the admissions process?

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Q: You’re back in southeastern Wisconsin. What are the three destinations that you choose to visit first upon your return?

“Coming to this place and being a part of who we are and what we do is something that makes a lasting impression on people, myself included.”

A: Starting in July, frozen custard was pretty near the top of the list with Le Duc’s and Kopps being familiar spots. Just don’t ask me to pick a favorite flavor; there are so many winners to choose from! This is cheating a little bit, but I’m going to say the summer festivals throughout the area. Whether it’s music, cultural displays, food, or drink, you can’t go wrong with something for Americaneveryone. Family Field for a Brewers game. I’m not sure how long it’ll take me to not call it Miller Park, but it’s a good time, especially when you go with friends. †

I also really appreciated the structure of our programs. A new student, particularly those being formed for the priesthood, doesn’t know what they don’t know. With a classical curriculum, Nashotah students are prepared to be well-formed in a wide range of areas, something I later came to appreciate in parish ministry.

He also found “stage-grade” stand-ins for the other receptacles and utensils included in the kits, such as the host box, lavabo bowl, and veil.

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“During the invitation to partake, I … sensed a very clear, ‘This is what I want to you to do,’” he said.

Flowers remembers fellow students practicing for the senior capstone liturgics final, struggling as they used makeshift supplies coffee cups, wine glasses in place of the sacred Recognizingvessels. that other students might benefit from the tools he used as a student, Flowers recently assembled and donated six practice mass kits to Nashotah House, where they are now available for students to check out on loan from the library.

There he served as a volunteer assisting priest to the Rector of Redeemer Anglican Church and chaplain to the Asheville Police Department. Recently, he and Kim moved to Nashotah to be near their daughter.

While they may be mere “props,” Flowers hopes the practice mass kits allow seminarians to develop muscle memory, preparing aspiring priests for the real thing.

Before ordained ministry was in his sights, Flowers and his wife, Kim, knew they wanted to “tithe” their final professional years and dedicate them to volunteer work, possibly as missionaries or through a local church. It was during the Mass at his home parish that Flowers first sensed a call to the priesthood, a departure from his 25-year career with Disney’s R&D arm.

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Flowers purchased the patens, linens, and chalices from a church supplies retailer.

nashotah.edu WHEN THE REV. THOMAS FLOWERS, ’15, was a student at Nashotah House, he made his way through Practical Liturgics with the help of a practice mass Thekit. former Disney Imagineer, with a background in set design and swordfight choreography, handcrafted the kit replete with chalice, paten, linens, and cruets to use as his own personal study tool.

The Rev. Thomas Flowers assembling a practice mass kit.

“They (previously) served as sacred vessels, so it kind of feels like it’s an honorable retirement for them that they’re being used to train future generations of priests,” he said.

“I’m kind of a kinesthetic learner,” Flowers said. “Maybe because I have some experience on stage working with props, (I know) that when you get used to manipulating and handling things, you can stop thinking about them selfconsciously. And that helped me a lot to learn the manual acts of the Eucharist.”

“It was so out of left field, but when I started talking to the clergy at that parish, they said, ‘We’ve known this for a Followingwhile.’”hisgraduation from Nashotah House in 2015, Flowers went on to serve as Curate and Parish Administrator at All Saints Anglican Cathedral of the Anglican Diocese in New England, located in Amesbury, Massachusetts. He later moved to Asheville, North Carolina, to be near his mother.

“My motivation for assembling the kits came from my experiencing what the end of the term looks like for seniors, how much there is to do in such little time,” Flowers said. “I was just hoping to provide them a way to reduce their stress, even if only a bit.”

“What makes it feel like a personal gift is just how much the Eucharist means to me,” he said. “And in some ways, it feels like being able to give that same love to somebody else – that unselfconscious entering into and getting lost in wonder and praise.” †

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recently reflected on their formation at Nashotah House, the discovery of their vocations, and life in the field.

As a young man, I wanted to be an obstetrician. And, in the provision of how God calls people, he led me on the path to the priesthood and later military chaplaincy, which I like to tell people is the mission field times 20.

THE REV. LAMAR REECE, United States Air Force and the Special Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces Role: USAF Deputy Wing Chaplain, Captain Years at Nashotah House: 2012-2013 Course of Study: MDiv Completion

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REECE: My family is full of pastors and others in ministry, and I always felt a call to help people. From a very young age, I knew I wanted to help and knew that God would make that call clearer as I grew older.

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“The mission field times 20”

As I was discerning the priesthood, it was my uncle, a retired Air Force chaplain who first told me to check out Nashotah House. I was very interested in an Anglican studies program, as I was already ordained, and knew I was being called into the Anglican Aftertradition.one visit, I loved Nashotah House immediately. The Benedictine tradition and liturgy was not something I had grown up with, but it was right up my alley. While I was here, I had the opportunity to serve as a sacristan, and I would say that role helped to shape me quickly and get me ready for the field.

Life-changing formation

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THE REV. CHRISTOPHER POKORNY, United States Air Force Role: USAF Unit Chaplain, Special Forces Years at Nashotah House: 2012-2015 Course of Study: MDiv

A large majority of my day is spent with amazing servicemen and women, where I have the opportunity to work with them in a stressful environment. These are our defenders, the ones who will carry weapons, who guard us at the gate. And there I get to be alongside them when they’re out in the field – especially coming from that perspective of having already gone through basic training – being able to say “I’ve been where you were and I got through it.” The experience in the field can be incredibly traumatic; as chaplains, we are extremely needed and valued for the message of hope we are able to give. The people who attend worship come from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures, not all Christian. Many express interest in knowing more about Jesus and my Anglican journey. During worship, this is the one place they get to come and actually relax, where they find peace, where they are able to find some hope or some joy or even just receive an encouraging word. The chaplaincy is a challenge and every day is different, and I think if you have a passion for military men and women, ministering to them and their families, why not? What is stopping you? Maybe God is calling you to the chaplaincy. It might just be for you.

POKORNY: One of the first inklings of knowing I wanted to be a priest was the experience of living life in community with others. Growing up in a large family and experiencing the traditions and rituals that come with family gatherings created an ecosystem of chaos, charity, forgiveness, and acceptance. Pairing that with my experiences on team sports in high school, I was fueled with a desire to lead others towards God in ritual, tradition, and truth. In high school, I recall standing in church and having a profound watershed moment where I thought “why would I not give my life to Inthis?”college, I managed a coffee shop, and I discovered the gift of hospitality in providing a welcoming environment to the local workforce and students. God utilized this as a clarifying experience of my vocation as not just a priest, but a military chaplain. I continued my discernment process with my parish and diocese, and through the combination of asking others for their perspective and submitting myself to a discernment process, God continued to open doors for me to walk through. Reflecting back, I consider my formation at Nashotah House to be vital and life-changing for my vocation as a military chaplain. I am convinced that seminary formation is for the student to solidify their own relationship with God so they can in turn reach into the chaos of the world and make sense of it personally. It is only from that solid spiritual formation that a priest (and specifically a military chaplain) can then reach into the disorder of society and facilitate order within it. I would not have that ability without my time at Nashotah House. It is why I believe that Nashotah House is the premier institution to train Anglican and Episcopal military Ichaplains!currently serve as a unit chaplain in the Air Force, and my role is to provide spiritual care to service members and their families. On any given day, I field a variety of discussions, ranging from workplace stress, relationship issues, life in general, and of course, Nashotahspirituality.House taught me three things that have been vital to serving as a military chaplain. First, be generous with your time and be available for discussing deep things. The faculty model this in totality, students living in and embracing community with others enables this practice. Second, learn how to live in community even when you don’t want to. At Nashotah, you see fellow students

In the military, I am responsible for the spiritual care of 834 servicemen and their families. My day starts at five in the morning with briefings and morning prayer – and it doesn’t stop: counseling, preparing families for baptism, and working with them in the various challenges they face. I have a very real sense of where I belong, being a parish priest in a totally different context, whether it is saying the Mass or taking part in training. In my chaplaincy, the world is my parish, so to speak, and I am called to say the Mass no matter what happens, whether the day brings marriage counseling sessions or I am in the field saying the Mass on top of a Humvee. This is a “parish” that is a very pluralistic environment: Sometimes I plant or water, and sometimes I am able to reap.

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After 1,000 Masses in three years at Nashotah House, I learned a lot about myself and learned what to pay attention to – from Fr. Holtzen’s red pen bleeding all over my papers to his pastoral advice written in the margins to Fr. Olver making sure I memorized key portions of the Mass by heart. There are times I cannot carry a physical book, and I am grateful to Fr. Olver for making us do that. †

United States Army Role: Army Chaplain Years at Nashotah House: 2014-2017 Course of Study: MDiv

28 THE MISSIONER several times a day, and you may grow tired of that. The seminary provides an environment where you can learn how to live with the seeming frustrations and mundaneness of campus life. It is an opportunity to grow and stretch yourself in community, and my experiences in the military are reminiscent of my time at the Finally,House.the Benedictine ethos of work, study, and prayer creates a rhythm of life that is sustainable regardless of location. This has helped my family and me in coping positively with multiple moves, deployments, and the overall transient life of a military family. In our world where many are questioning religion and spirituality, a military chaplain provides the space for service members and their families to explore truth as they try to see their place in the world. Society can be quite polarizing at times, and I think as a military chaplain, a priest can offer a place of non-judgmental neutrality (i.e., the Pax Nashotah lived out), allowing an opportunity for others to experience hope and make sense of the chaos we often experience on this side of eternity. Prepared for the unexpected McElrath: My grandmother was a huge influence on me, as I grew up always knowing about Jesus and loved being in church – the choir, the hymns – and I always knew I wanted to be a pastor and a teacher. Some of the best advice while I was discerning for ministry was: if you’re called to be a minister, go stack chairs, clean the bathrooms, and teach Sunday school. With that, it wasn’t until college that I came to know more about the early Christian church, which was like finding theological gold. Later, I had entered the Army and was gearing up for deployment when I visited with a bishop who asked me if I had ever thought about Nashotah House to study for a Master of Divinity. And it was at Nashotah House where I fell in love with the presence of God, the prayers in the “prayer-soaked walls of St. Mary’s,” the formation that Nashotah offers to get someone ready for the priesthood. Here was a place that offered more than classwork and study.

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I was suddenly washing dishes, on work crew, polishing altar serviceware, studying John of Damascus, and diving deep into ascetical theology.

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Nashotah House’s routines helped to get me ready for each and every nontypical day I find in the Army chaplaincy.

A lot of my work takes place with young people. This can be a rare demographic in the traditional parish. They might not always be able to describe what is in their heart or on their mind when they talk to you; they want the conversation to be highly meaningful.

The Revs. Julia Hendrix, Jonathan Mohler, and David Knox, ’21, experienced the abrupt transition in spring 2020 from in-person classes and residential community life to a virtual seminary experience.

Initially, we thought our chats were so amusing that we thought we’d do a podcast. But reality set in; we had no time to make it worth anyone’s time but our own.

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Like many students, they embraced connection where they could find it, hopping on regular video calls during the early shutdown of the Thepandemic.video chats that once provided a touchpoint amid the isolation of COVID now provide Hendrix, Mohler, and Knox a source of mutual encouragement as they navigate ministry as new priests. Weekly, they continue to dedicate time to talking with each other about their ministries and lives. Here, Hendrix and Mohler discuss what the video calls mean to them.

How did the idea come about?

HENDRIX: During the pandemic, when we were “locked” in our student housing, our class would get online and talk for a couple of hours. We called this “Middler Chat.” Then, of course, when we became seniors, it was “Senior Chat.” Those chats really got us through the stuff that we would normally talk about face-to-face. Then, as the pandemic eased up, and we were able to be in person again, we didn’t do it during our last semester.

When David Knox and Jonathan Mohler and I graduated, we kept up a weekly chat just because we, frankly, were terrified. And because the three of us were very close, we could be honest with each other about our weaknesses and our strengths.

In addition, Jon attended a clergy seminar in which it was highly recommended to have a group that you regularly checked in with. We congratulated ourselves for being so clever. Ha.

IMOHLER:sawJulie’s answers, and she’s probably right. We were used to Zooming with each other during COVID lockdowns. We also liked to discuss readings for the Sundays we were preaching. My preaching style is pretty different than either Julie’s or David’s, but I find a lot of value in their insights. Because we are different, they see things that I don’t. But our meetings quickly expanded beyond discussing the lectionary. I think we all found a lot of value in having a regular time together so we kept scheduling them.

HENDRIX: “Our weekly chats are perfect for us. We know each other very well, we serve in three different dioceses – so we can talk about “politics” – and each of us has very different calls in our parishes. We talk about everything – what has been frustrating, what has been encouraging, what our ideas for our parishes are, how our (ministry) calls are affecting us personally and how they affect our MOHLER:families.

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The Rev. Julia Hendrix is Rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The Rev. Jonathan Mohler is Diocesan Curate at St. Vincent’s Cathedral Church in the Episcopal Diocese of Forth Worth, Texas. The Rev. David Knox is Priest-in-Charge at Trinity Episcopal Church in Mattoon, Illinois. †

30 THE MISSIONER What do you find to be most beneficial about your weekly chats?

MOHLER: It’s worth the time and the effort. There are so many things tugging and pulling at our time, and I could see where people would struggle to make time for a regular meetup. It is worth the sacrifice. Regularly meeting with David and Julie makes me a better, happier, more well-adjusted priest. Beyond that, I would say that meetups must be regular but account for our hectic schedules. We have a standing appointment every Monday afternoon. Every so often, we move it to another day of the week or cancel it outright to account for one of our schedules. In some meetings, we have no time limits; other times, one of us sets a limit because we have other responsibilities.

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HENDRIX: Yes, because you don’t feel like you’re the only one facing those situations or dilemmas. And if we question ourselves, because we know each other so well, we can give really valuable feedback. We know our weaknesses and strengths, and we are not afraid to lovingly tell each other to look in the mirror.

HENDRIX: It’s a commitment. Just like doing your prayers and your studying, having a group to talk to should be a commitment to your overall health as a priest. And doing it regularly is important. We do it weekly, but we also are flexible that if something comes up, we can go another week and talk to each other then. But, for me, being a successful priest means that I have my chat with David and Jon.

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MOHLER: It’s invaluable. Our ministry contexts are all different, but there is enough overlap that we mostly understand what each other is going through so we can support and advise one another. Just having someone to talk to and blow off steam would be enough, but, more than that, they are great advisors. As I said before, David and Julie know me better than most, so they can pick up nuances in my words and actions that others might miss.

Community. This list of people who know me to the degree that David and Julie know me is a very short list. I can be me – warts and all – and they love and support me regardless. It’s freeing and rejuvenating just to relax and hang out with them.

Do you find this time particularly helpful as a new priest?

Beyond that, they are also a set of outside eyes, so they often see things that I might miss as I navigate various situations in my ministry. Anything else you would want to tell others that may be interested in replicating this?

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The recording was made primarily from live services during the celebration of the Feast FEATURES We Praise Our God will be released Oct. 21.

New recording captures rhythms of St. Mary’s IN THE EARLY 1970S, an LP vinyl entitled Alleluia, Sing: Music for the Liturgy Sung by Members of the Community at Nashotah House was released. The recording was directed by the Rev. Dr. Louis Weil, Assistant Professor of Liturgics and Church Music at Nashotah House from 1971-1988. The recording featured two new settings of the Mass Ordinary for the “trial use” rites, which would become Rite II in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Included along with the music for the Eucharist were a number of works regularly sung in the chapel, including music for Holy Week, such as “The Reproaches” by Victoria and “Crux fidelis” by John IV of Portugal, and many hymns beloved by the community.

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Fifty years after the release of that LP, a new recording aims to capture the daily rhythms of St. Mary’s Chapel once again. Recorded over three days in March, We Praise Our God re-creates the experience of the Alleluia, Sing LP recording, from the opening track of Nashotah’s beloved bell, Michael, to new settings of the Mass Ordinary used in chapel, along with compositions by Nashotah House faculty.

nashotah.edu 33 of the Annunciation of our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary on March 24 and 25, 2022. The daily liturgies in the Chapel of St. Mary the Virgin at Nashotah House are sung by the whole community — students and faculty together. A number of students serve as choral scholars and spend several hours per week preparing the music for the Daily Office and the Mass to lead the community with confidence and conviction. On feast days, the musicians may offer anthems or choral settings of the Mass and canticles at the Daily Office. Each day begins with Morning Prayer and Holy Eucharist. The day ends with Evensong, the music taken from The Hymnal 1982 and the Nashotah House Plainsong Psalter or the New Nashotah House Anglican Chant Psalter. On Thursdays, the day begins with sung Matins in the morning, followed by a community music rehearsal when new music and a brief singing lesson are offered. Thursday’s Solemn High Eucharist in the evening is usually attended by the wider community of student and faculty families. We Praise Our God includes two settings of music for the Daily Eucharist offered at Nashotah House. The first is composed by Dr. Andrew Smith for St. Edmund’s Church, the Anglican Church in Oslo, Norway. Smith was born in Liverpool and moved with his family to Norway at the age of 14, later studying at the University of Oslo. His “neo-medieval” style incorporates melodies influenced by plainsong and stark harmonies which bridge the gap between centuries of music and musical idiom with a style that harks back to both ancient polyphony and pop music. Of particular note is the poignant setting of the contemporary text of the Lord’s Prayer.

Affetto Records founder John Baker recording in St. Mary’s Chapel. (Photo: Parker Asplin)

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The second short Mass setting, by Dr. Geoffrey Williams, Assistant Professor of Church Music and Director of St. Mary’s Chapel, re-imagines Lenten hymn tunes to the texts of the Kyrie, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei. Williams came to Nashotah House in 2019, though his history with the seminary dates back as far as his baptism while his father was a student at the House in the 1970s. His settings of the Suffrages and Phos Hilaron sung at The Nashotah House Choir.

34 THE MISSIONER IN JUNE, I attended a church dynamiccountryclergy200attendedThemusicians.EpiscopalorganizationMusicians,AssociationsponsoredRichmond,conferencemusicinVirginia,bytheofAnglicananationalforChurchconferencewasbyovermusiciansandfromacrosstheandincludedworship,lectures

— Dr. Thomas Heidenreich, Organistin-Residence at Nashotah House.

This past summer in Richmond, I shared with some of my colleagues about Nashotah House’s sustained growth and the continued importance that we place on liturgy and formation through worship — something that my colleagues really respected. One musician, who used to work in Chicago, was very surprised upon seeing my name tag. He said he thought that Nashotah had “sort of just died away and folded.” I politely corrected him, and he was thrilled to hear the work that God continues to do at this place. Next June, the AAM conference will be held in Dallas and is partially hosted by Church of the Incarnation. Nashotah House plans to have an exhibit booth at the conference to tell more people about our work and the growth that God has given us.

on current challenges and opportunities for church musicians, ways to grow and foster better collaboration between musicians and clergy, and fellowship with colleagues and friends. In 2017-2018, I was the Gerre Hancock Organ Intern, a year-long fellowship partially sponsored by AAM. That year, the conference was hosted at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina. Since then, I have discovered AAM’s important role in supporting musicians and clergy in our shared work of worship and liturgy across The Episcopal Church.

Anglican musicians conference offers fellowship, opportunity to share good news about the House the Daily Office were composed for the class of 2022. The hymns on the record include two beloved school songs. The first, “Jerusalem the Golden” (Ewing), was something like an alma mater for the institution until it was supplanted by the beloved Seminary Hymn, “Firmly I Believe, and Truly,” composed in 1992 for the seminary sesquicentennial by Canon Dr. Joseph A. Kucharski, Professor of Church Music from 1990 to 2015. The title track, “We Praise Our God,” was composed by Williams and dedicated to the Rev. Beth Maynard, Rector of Emmanuel Memorial Episcopal Church in Champaign, Illinois. The psalmody follows the two great traditions of plainsong and Anglican chant. The former was edited in a beautiful volume by Kucharski. The latter is a project by Williams to create a new edition of the Psalter using Anglican chant tunes to the 1979 Psalter, after the model of the New St. Paul’s Cathedral Psalter (ed. John Scott), which is the standard by which many psalters are measured. While the plainsong style is quite objective in its declamation of the text, without drama, the Anglican chant style allows for a more subjective, interpretive, and personal approach to singing the Psalms. The Psalms serve as the backbone of our daily prayer life and without them the Book of Common Prayer would not exist. Each year at Commencement, this setting of Psalm 67 is sung to Anglican chant composed by C. Hylton Stewart. We Praise Our God will be released on Oct. 21, 2022, and will be available for purchase on Amazon and for streaming via iTunes and Apple Music. †

Since music and liturgy are such an important part of the House, this will be another good way to forge broader connections with the wider Episcopal Church and to share our story. If you are in Dallas next summer, you should join us — if nothing else, the congregational singing from a few hundred church musicians can’t be beat!

SIGN UP TODAY Contact Alumni Associate Rebecca Terhune at rterhune@nashotah.edu to register.

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Guest MatthewSpeaker:S.Stanford, PhD Matthew S. Stanford, PhD, is CEO of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute in Houston, Texas, and adjunct professor of psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist Hospital Institute for Academic Medicine. Dr. Stanford’s research on the interplay between psychology and issues of faith has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, Christianity Today, and U.S. News & World Report

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Churches and ministries are often the first place people look for help in addressing a mental health problem, yet many ministry leaders are ill-equipped to respond or fail to recognize the opportunity to provide critical Joinsupport.usfor a virtual presentation by Dr. Matthew Stanford, who will provide understanding for faith leaders and insights into how all ministries can help those struggling with mental health difficulties and disorders.

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Rev. Dr. Calvin Lane on his FEATURES

My current project is a history of the feast of Pentecost in the Middle Ages and Reformation. This book examines competing claims about the relationship between the proclamation of the Gospel, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the relational reality of the Church in sermons, commentaries, theological treatises, art, music, drama, and liturgical material for the feast. Even those Reformed communities that discarded the calendar nevertheless had to account for the event itself in exegesis and sermons. Questions central to the relationshiptruths?HolyPentecost.whentoday)whichreformationssixteenth-century(questionsremainrelevantwereinescapableapproachingDoestheSpiritteachnewWhatisthebetween the Spirit and the fixed text of Scripture? To what extent does the visible church draw its identity as church from its evangelical proclamation? In other words, the handling of Pentecost is a major yet unexplored vantage on the intersection of pneumatology, ecclesiology, and the place of Scripture and evangelical preaching. How did you get started in your discipline? I finished my PhD back in 2010, and I was blessed to have had a number of teachers who paid attention to both ideas and practice in Christian history. Good historians weave together the story of practice and the story of belief. Also, several of my teachers, though certainly not all of them, were faithful Christians. My hero, many years ago as an undergrad, was the medieval historian and priest

The Rev. Dr. Calvin Lane, an alumnus and Affiliate Professor of Church History at Nashotah House, received the 2022 Meeter Family Fellowship at Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary. The Meeter Center is one of the leading centers for the study of the Reformation in North America. Alumni Associate Rebecca Terhune recently caught up with Lane to discuss his fellowship and research

The Meeter Center in Grand Rapids is one of the premier research archives for the study of the Reformation in North America. On the campus of Calvin University (formerly Calvin College), it draws a number of scholars each year and often hosts conferences for those working in early modern religious history. It also offers a number of fellowships and grants, but I’m fortunate to have been awarded their principal fellowship, the Meeter Family Fellowship, for 2022. So, I’m spending a considerable portion of the summer there using their archives and other resources. What will you be working on?

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did something similar. I looked at the intersection of reform movements and practice (“spirituality”) from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment and I tracked the language of “primitivism,” i.e., claims about reviving something lost, bringing back some mythic golden age. But it’s invariably a creative and imaginative task. Again, we crave a narrative, personally and corporately. It’s how we move through this world. This is something that pops up quite a bit in the courses I teach for Nashotah House too. What do you do when you’re not engaged in research or ministry? I try to be a half-way decent dad and husband. A few years ago, my son became a Cub Scout, and I’ve walked beside him in the program. This is good for me on two fronts: (1) I’ve never had any aptitude for sports, and I find it very hard to fake an interest; (2) scouting was enormously influential for me as I was involved in the BSA through college. Now I serve as the Committee Chair for the Pack (when we showed up, there was already a Den Leader for my son’s grade). And we’ve built up a very strong program in the past few years. A good deal of it is relationship building. But in general, I’ve found that walking in the woods – especially if I get to talk with my wife who is both my friend and my colleague; she teaches at Bethany Seminary – is like washing my head out.

The Rev. Dr. Calvin Lane is an Affiliate Professor at Nashotah House Theological Seminary. He is the author of two books on the Reformation. In 2013 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Lane was ordained deacon and priest in 2011 in The Episcopal Church and has served parishes in Louisiana and Ohio. He has been Associate Rector of St. George’s Church in Dayton since 2014 and is currently a member of The Episcopal Church’s General Board of Examining Chaplains. Originally from North Carolina, Lane is happily married to Dr. Denise Kettering-Lane, Associate Professor at Bethany Theological Seminary, and they have two children, Daniel and Elizabeth. He is proud also to be a son of the House (class of 2011). †

“We are storytelling creatures. And we inhabit these stories, we climb into them, and they help us make sense of the world.”

The story they created then legitimated their contemporary designs for the established church, especially during the Restoration in the 1660s. Their rather plastic narrative was Myallmedia.”tradition,constitutivewecomfortingthread-bareConsiderself-imagination.theabsorbedsubsequentlyintoAnglicantheratherbutelementstossoutasforoure.g.“viaWheredidthatcomefrom?secondbook

nashotah.edu 37 Richard Pfaff. Twenty years ago I knew I wanted to be Dr. Pfaff when I grew up. I’m still working at it. At UNC, at Iowa, and likewise at Nashotah House I was blessed to sit and listen to good storytellers who often took my interests seriously. I’m grateful for these people, for example Fr. Klukas and Fr. Peay. How have your academic interests grown over the years?

The thread that finds its way through all of my work – and this is my third monograph – is the way Christians tell stories and what this tells us about how Christians understand themselves in the world. We are story-telling creatures and we inhabit these stories; we climb into them and they help us make sense of the world. In my senior year as an undergraduate, right after being confirmed in The Episcopal Church in 2001, I became absorbed with the question of authentic Anglicanism and claims about what it meant to be faithful to the tradition. When I arrived in graduate school I wanted to explore all of that. And what I found (and what became my first book in 2013) was the way that Church of England conformists in the 17th century crafted an historically oriented narrative about what it meant to be faithful to the Church of England.

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BY ELIZABETH HARTUNG-COLE

I’d like to congratulate the Rev. Dave Manley’s (‘20) call to service at St. Matthew’s in Kenosha. Reading the article in a recent Chapter post prompted an avalanche of memories and a realization of how God has intertwined St. Matthew’s and Nashotah House into my life. My father, George F. Hartung, ‘44, was the youngest in a Swedish Lutheran family of six children in Kenosha and grew up during the Great Depression. When he was 10, the priest at St. Matthew’s happened to hear his clear voice and perfect pitch at a local school talent show and offered him 25 cents to sing in the choir every Sunday. George accepted God’s calling (and the quarters!). The next summer, St. Matthew’s arranged to send George to summer camp at Nashotah House. By the time he was 13, George wrote a school report on career plans detailing how he was going to attend Nashotah House and become an Episcopal priest. He did indeed graduate from Carroll University (then College) and Nashotah House and was ordained by Bishop Ivins at St. Matthew’s in 1944, by which time George’s parents and many of his siblings had become active members of St. Matthew’s. In 1941, George met Angelyn, whom he would marry at Nashotah House’s St. Mary’s Chapel. My mother was born in the town of Nashotah, and her mother’s English family (Hewit) helped design St. John Chrysostom Church, located in nearby Delafield, where my grandparents were married in 1916. Her father’s family (Ake) were active members of Holy Innocents (demolished in 1960s). The original Ake home, built by my greatgrandfather, still stands.George Hartung as a seminarian at Nashotah House in the 1940s.

5. George’s final service in 1996.

3. George’s ordination to the diaconate at Nashotah House, 1943. 4. George’s ordination to the priesthood at St. Matthew’s in Kenosha, 1944. Notice of his ordination was published in the Kenosha News.

1: George and Angelyn were married in St. Mary’s Chapel, 1941.

I was fortunate to have spent all of my childhood summers with my grandparents in Nashotah. Dad and I would walk down Mission Road, which then was canopied by elm trees, to attend Mass at the House on weekday mornings. On Sundays, we would all drive to Kenosha to attend service at St. Matthew’s with aunts, uncles, and Incousins.1998, my parents’ requiem Mass was held at St. Mary’s Chapel, followed by their burial in the cemetery. I cherish every visit and put a quarter by the Fr.headstone!Manleyand I are blessed to have both Nashotah House and St. Matthew’s as integral parts of our lives.

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2. George serving in the former refectory at Nashotah House.

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Elizabeth Hartung-Cole grew up in Goleta, California, while George was the chaplain at University of California, Santa Barbara. She has a BA and MA in linguistics from UCLA, taught in Japan for four years, and spent 30 years as a teacher and administrator of refugees and immigrants in inner-city Los Angeles schools. Elizabeth and her husband recently retired to mid-coast Maine, and their delightful daughter works in Washington, D.C., as an international research analyst. Elizabeth is also pleased to be a supporter of Nashotah House and hopes you will consider a gift. †

SARASOTA, reception Church Redeemer Rev. Charleston Wilson, Rector). TEXAS Rev. Paul

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Nesta, ‘13, Rector; the Rev. Ryan Jordan, ‘19, Associate Rector). NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE A gathering for alumni and Connectingfriends. with friends at the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion annual conference. TAMPA, FLORIDA We returned to St. John’s for the installation of the Rev. Christian Wood, ‘16, as Rector. Dr. Anderson preached at the service. ATLANTA,ILLINOISSPRINGFIELD,GEORGIAOKLAHOMACITY,OKLAHOMA

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We’ve been busy traveling the country, connecting with alumni and friends of the House. Here’s a look at where we’ve been and where we’re headed next.

Meanwhile, Dr. Anderson has been busy speaking and teaching. He presented a lecture at St. Luke’s Cathedral in Orlando and taught the new priest cohort and diocesan staff in the Diocese of Central Florida.

To name just a few: we were hosted by St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston; the Rev. Charleston Wilson, ‘13, held a wonderful dinner at the Church of the Redeemer Sarasota rectory; and the Rev. Christian Wood, ‘16, facilitated a gathering at St. John’s Episcopal in Tampa.

WHERE WE’RE GOING OCTOBER 9 Richmond, Virginia OCTOBER 10 Winston-Salem,NorthCarolina OCTOBER 16 SouthwestFlorida NOVEMBER 13 Houston, Texas NOVEMBER 15 Dallas, Texas DECEMBER 4 Detroit, Michigan DECEMBER 18 Louisville, Kentucky NOVEMBER 4 Fort Worth, Texas on the ROAD

We were affirmed that interest in our offerings here on campus continues to grow. Afterward, we joined area alumni and friends for lunch and to hear about their Ourministries.biggest encouragement continues to be the prayers offered for the House, the way our alumni continue to get the word out about the formation we offer here, and growing enthusiasm among parishes to become sustaining supporters of our work.

— Rebecca Terhune, Alumni Associate

Dr. Anderson and members of our leadership team are planning trips to these cities in the coming weeks and months. Are you interested in hosting a gathering? Contact Robin Little at rlittle@nashotah.edu to arrange a visit in a city near you.

Several of us gathered in Nashville in June for the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion (EFAC-USA), a gathering of evangelicals in the Episcopal and Anglican churches for networking, prayer, Bible study, worship, and mutual encouragement in Gospel ministry. Many conference attendees stopped by our table to ask about continuing education, formation, and life at the House.

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Dr. Anderson also preached multiple services and taught rectors’ forums at Redeemer Sarasota and Trinity Vero Beach.

W e are loving every second of visiting Nashotah House alumni and friends across the country. Many parishes have opened their doors, allowing us to share about the mission and latest developments at the House.

1% could make all the difference.

HOW TO BECOME A 1% PARISH

1. Contact Senior Director of RobinAdvancementLittleat nashotah.edurlittle@ or 202306-5352 to discuss your partnership. 2. Decide what gift frequency works best for your parish: a monthly, quarterly or annual gift amount based on your budget projections.

We hear it all the time. Parishes need good priests. Whether they are looking to fill an immediate opening or are looking further down the road, parishes are concerned about the future. Amid persistent clergy shortages, the question is as relevant now as ever: Who will be the next leader of your flock?

For 180 years, Nashotah House has trained and sent out orthodox leaders of high character who are ready serve wherever God calls them. In recent years, we’ve seen an increase in enrollment and substantial interest from prospective students. To raise up the next generation of ordained and lay leaders, we need the commitment of the Church. An investment in today’s seminarians is an investment in the future leadership of the We’reChurch.seeking partner parishes that will commit 1% of their annual budget to theological education, continuing a funding commitment once affirmed by The Episcopal Church. Anchored by our twice-daily chapel schedule, our students, faculty, and staff live, work, worship, serve, and eat in community with one another. Sustaining a rich community life, top-tier academics, and rigorous training for our students requires significant resources. Tuition does not cover even half the expense of a student’s education – a gap we make up through partnership with parishes and individual benefactors. Meanwhile, attending seminary is costly for our students: Many leave full-time jobs and uproot their lives to devote their whole selves to answering God’s calling. As the cost of graduate-level education increases, we want to ensure students leave with as little debt as possible, allowing them to follow wherever God 1%leads.Parishes make this robust formation accessible to more students, enabling us to offset costs for seminarians and invest in our campus to grow our capacity.

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The Rev. Charleston Wilson, ‘13. Rector, Church of the Redeemer When Coach Bear Bryant shockingly left Texas A&M to coach at Alabama, he explained the decision by saying, ‘Mama called, and when Mama calls, you just have to come running.’ I feel the same about giving at least 1% of our budget to Nashotah House—mama calls! 1% is the bare minimum alumni parishes need to commit to the House. While we were seminarians, the faculty, staff, and benefactors gave us 110%. Can’t we joyfully return just a small fraction thereof? Move over ‘pay it forward,’ because alumni need to pay it back—1% annually—in thanksgiving for the blessings and formation we received. “ “ A 1% Parish with a $150,000 annual budget would fund the EXPENSESRESEARCH for budgetaAfacultydifference-makingamember.1%Parishwith$250,000annualwouldfund CHAPEL EXPENSES for a year. A 1% Parish with an $800,000 annual budget would fund a 50% SCHOLARSHIPTUITIONANNUALSTUDENT

3. Stay in touch. Read updates from Nashotah House in The Missioner, The Chapter , and at nashotah.edu/news. Take a class on our campus. We want to hear from you too. Send us updates of what God is doing in your parish. Know that you remain in our prayers daily. 1% MAKES

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THE REV. ROBERT BLACKWELL, ‘84, began serving as interim Rector at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Auburn, Alabama, on July 1, 2022.

THE REV. SAMUEL CRIPPS, ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on April 23, 2022, at Cathedral Church of St. Matthew in Dallas, Texas, by the Rt. Rev. Dr. George R. Sumner, Bishop of Dallas. Cripps serves as Curate to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Dallas.

THE REV. JOSÉ IGNACIO MARTÍNEZ GAMA OLIVARES, ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on April 23, 2022, at Cathedral Church of St. Matthew in Dallas, Texas, by the Rt. Rev. Dr. George R. Sumner, Bishop of Dallas. Gama serves as Curate to the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Richardson, Texas.

THE REV. STEVE CAPITELLI, ‘07, serves as Rector of St. Francis Episcopal Church in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, while remaining Rector of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Sussex, Wisconsin

THE RT. REV. ANTHONY CLAVIER retired as Vicar of St. Thomas’s Glen Carbon with St. Bartholomew’s Granite City at the beginning of May 2022. Clavier lives in Brecon Wales but remains canonically resident in the Diocese of Springfield.

THE REV. ROBERT ALDRIDGE, ‘22, was ordained to the priesthood on Sept. 14, 2022, at Noble Victory Memorial Chapel, St. John’s Northwestern Academies, in Delafield, Wisconsin. Aldridge will serve as chaplain for St. John’s Northwestern Academies.

THE REV. MATTHEW BLOSS, ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on June 4, 2022, at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Corpus Christi, Texas. Bloss serves as Deacon-in Charge at St. John Chrysostom in Delafield, Wisconsin.

THE REV. DANTE ANGLIN, ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on March 19, 2022, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Springfield, Illinois, in the Diocese of Springfield.

THE REV. JOHN GULLETT, DMin, ‘22, was appointed as a faculty instructor with Equipping Leaders International (ELI). ELI works with under-resourced pastors and Christian educators in the developing world. They equip indigenous church leaders with courses that they can in turn share with others.

THE REV. ROBERT ARMIDON, ‘21, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on June 11, 2022, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle in the Diocese of Springfield.

THE REV. TYLER JOE BEEN, ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on April 23, 2022, at Cathedral Church of St. Matthew in Dallas, Texas, by the Rt. Rev. Dr. George R. Sumner, Bishop of Dallas. Been serves as Curate to Church of the Holy Cross in Paris, Texas.

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THE REV. MEGHAN FARR, ‘13, accepted a call to serve as Priest-inCharge of Saint Anne’s, Shandon, Cork, and also as Chaplain to Saint Luke’s Home, Cork. She formerly served in the Episcopal Diocese of Eau Claire in Wisconsin.

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THE REV. JONATHAN BUTCHER, ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on June 11, 2022, at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle in the Diocese of Springfield.

THE REV. MICAH HOGAN, ‘22, was ordained to the priesthood on Aug. 13, 2022, at Emmanuel Anglican Church in Fresno, California. Hogan was accepted to the doctoral graduate program at Marquette University beginning in the fall semester, where he will pursue a degree in historical theology.

THE REV. IAN HYDE, ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on April 30, 2022, at Cathedral Church of St. Matthew in Dallas, Texas, by the Rt.

THE REV. JOHN ALEXANDER, ‘04, accepted a call to serve as interim priest at Christ Church, Woodbury, New Jersey, beginning June 1, 2022. Their former rector, the Rev. Brian K. Burgess, was consecrated Bishop of Springfield, Illinois, on May 21, 2022.

THE REV. AMY FEINS, ‘22, was ordained to the priesthood on Aug. 13, 2022. Feins serves in the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida.

THE REV. BENJAMIN HANKINSON, ‘14, accepted the position as Director of Admissions at Nashotah House, beginning on July 1, 2022. Hankinson is the former Rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Edwardsville, Illinois.

THE REV. R CHRISTOPHER HEYING, ‘98, began as Rector of Saint James Episcopal Church in La Grange, Texas, on Aug. 1.

THE REV. KARLA BANACH, ‘22, will be ordained to the priesthood on Oct. 8, 2022, and will serve as Rector to St. Francis Mission in Albany, New York.

ALDRIDGE ALEXANDER ANGLIN (at left) ARMIDON BANACH CRIPPS, BEEN, AND GAMA BLACKWELL BLOSS pictured with his family BUTCHER (center) CAPITELLI FARR FEINSCLAVIER GULLETT HEYING HANKINSON HOGAN HYDE (first from right)

THE REV. DUANE J. NETTLES , ‘13, celebrated his new ministry as Rector of Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia, on May 21, 2022. Prior to being called to Grace and Holy Trinity, he served as Rector of the Free Church of the Annunciation–Episcopal in New Orleans for six years and Vicar of Mount Olivet Episcopal Church (New Orleans) for four years.

THE REV. HAROLD V. REED, SSC, ‘92, recently retired from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in La Mesa, California, where he served as Rector and Headmaster of the day school.

THE REV. JESSE RAY LASSITER, ‘19, was called as Rector of St. Uriel’s Episcopal Church in Sea Girt, New Jersey, effective July 1, 2022.

THE REV. MICHAEL D. MOYER OGS, STM ‘96, has begun a new position as Rector of St. Alban’s Anglican/Episcopal Church in Tokyo, Japan. He was previously Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Berlin, Maryland, for nearly 23 years. On his last Sunday at St. Paul’s, the Rt. Rev. Santosh K. Marray, Bishop of Easton, appointed Moyer as Canon Missioner to the Far East. On April 26, he also became a grandfather with the birth of his grandson, Elijah Nicholas Moyer.

THE REV. JACOB ROGERS , a senior at Nashotah House, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on June 29, 2022, by the Rt. Rev. Derek L. S. Jones, Bishop of the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy.

GREGORY SEELEY, ‘22, will be ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on Sept. 21, 2022, at St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Christiansburg, Virginia.

THE REV. JAY THOMAS , a senior at Nashotah House, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on February 5, 2022, by the Rt. Rev. Derek L. S. Jones, Bishop of the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy, at Grace Anglican Fellowship in Lake Forest, Illinois.

THE REV. BURKE WHITMAN , ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate on June 29, 2022, by the Rt. Rev. Derek L. S. Jones, Bishop of the Jurisdiction of the Armed Forces and Chaplaincy.

THE REV. DALE VAN WORMER, ‘19, accepted a call to St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tampa, Florida. Van Wormer serves as Priest Associate for Formation and Liturgy. Alumni and friends of the House are encouraged to send us their news for inclusion in The Missioner. Please send ordinations, appointments, obituaries, and other newsworthy announcements to Alumni Associate Rebecca Terhune at rterhune@nashotah.edu.

THE REV. TRAVIS PROVINCE , ‘22, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on March 19, 2022, at St. Laurence Anglican Church in Southlake, Texas.

THE VEN. ALEXANDER PRYOR , ‘14, accepted a call to serve as Executive Archdeacon in the Diocese of the Arctic, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

THE REV. JASON PARKIN , ‘85, retired on June 5, 2022, as Rector of Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth, Illinois, where he served since 2011. Prior to his nearly 37 years in parish ministry, Parkin began singing as a boy soprano at the age of 5 before becoming a professional church musician at 15. In June, he celebrated 58 years of service to the Church. Parkin and his wife, Jan, celebrated 38 years of marriage in June. They are the parents to three adult children and the grandparents of two.

THE RT. REV. DABNEY SMITH , ‘87, fifth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida, announced his plans to retire at the end of 2022. Smith has served as diocesan Bishop since 2007.

THE REV. MASON WALDHAUSER, ‘20, serves as Curate of Trinity Episcopal Church in Vero Beach, Florida, in the Diocese of Central Florida.

Rev. Dr. George R. Sumner, Bishop of Dallas. Hyde serves as Curate to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Terrell, Texas.

THE REV. CHRISTOPHER POWELL , ‘85, retired from parish ministry in July 2022 after 10 years as Rector of Christ Church, Winnetka, Illinois.

THE REV. SCOTT WOOTEN , ‘99, was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on Oct. 21, 2020, after serving for 18 years in the Episcopal/Anglican Church. Wooten currently serves as the parochial administrator of St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Cleburne, Texas. Wooten writes, “We are a 10-year-old congregation that is finally building on 15 acres of land and consist of 180 souls, gaining new (ones) every month. My three boys are doing well: Russell (oldest) is an architect in Toronto and engaged to be married; Reece is a data scientist with Chevron in Houston and is married and expecting his first child; and Jacob is still in college while working as a youth director at Good Shepherd Anglican in Wichita Falls. Stephanie is well and helping both of our aging parents.”

THE REV. JEREMY JOHNSON , ‘21, was ordained to the diaconate (transitional) on May 21, 2022, at St. Barnabas Anglican Church in the Diocese of Quincy.

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THE REV. DR. ROBERT BOSWORTH, ‘85, was appointed to the Order of St. John in recognition of his service to the Church and those in need, especially his provision for mental health care to those who might otherwise be unable to find or afford the help needed. The Order was established in 1888 as the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and is a working charity with two health care foundations. A service of investiture will take place Oct. 21-23, 2022, in Houston, Texas.

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THE RT. REV. JACK LEO IKER, D.D., SSC., was appointed Bishop Emeritus of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth, ACNA, on April 24, 2022.

THE REV. DR. MICHAEL COVER, affiliate professor at Nashotah House and member of the board of visitors, was named the Henri de Lubac Chair in Theology (2022-2025) at Marquette University.

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THE REV. SHANE GORMLEY, ‘12, who was Rector at the time of the award, said, “We were commended for introducing compatible and reversible modifications, which respect the historic interior, while also meeting the needs of both the parishioners and the community.”

The Rev. Canon Mark Stevenson, ‘00, was elected the 14th Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia at a Special StevensonVirginia.Alexandria,SchoolAgnesandStephen’s2022,JuneheldConventionon4,atSt.St.inserved as Canon to the Ordinary in the Diocese of Louisiana from August 2005 until September 2013. Following hurricane Katrina, Stevenson’s ministry expanded to include helping organize relief processes. He was named Domestic Poverty Missioner for the Episcopal Church in 2013 and Director of Episcopal Migration Ministries in He2016.was formerly Rector of the Church of the Annunciation in New Orleans and the Church of the Good Shepherd in Maitland, Florida. Nashotah House recognized Stevenson with the Bishop McKim Award in 2016 for his Stevensonaccomplishments.isscheduled to be ordained and consecrated a bishop in The Episcopal Church on Dec. 3, 2022, at Saint Paul’s Baptist Church in Henrico, Virginia.

THE REV. STEVEN J. KELLY, ‘94, serves as Rector of St. John’s, Detroit. St. John’s was one of several churches recognized and featured in the upcoming documentary “Detroit: City of Churches,” filmed by Keith Famie. The documentary tells the history of Detroit through its churches in the twohour special, which will air Christmas 2022 on Detroit Public Television. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Chicago, received the Adaptive Re-Use/Re-Purpose Award from Partners for Sacred Places and Interfaith Design. The recognition was part of their 2021 Faith & Form Religious Architecture & Art Awards, which honors the best in architecture, liturgical design, and art for religious spaces.

THE REV. CANON SANDY HERRMANN, ‘89; THE REV. CANON BRIEN KOEHLER, ‘76; and THE REV. WILLIAM MILLER were conferred honorary Doctor of Divinity Degrees on Alumni Day, May 18, 2022, at Nashotah House.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 51 THE RT. REV. EDWARD H. MACBURNEY died March 17, 2022. MacBurney was born Oct. 30, 1927, in Albany, New York, but was raised graduatedPhiladelphia.outsideHefrom Springfield High School; toOxford,Stephen’sstudiedSchool,BerkleyCollege,Dartmouth‘49;Divinity‘52;andatSt.House,UK,priorhisordinationto the priesthood at Ely Cathedral in 1952. He received an Honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from St. Ambrose University, ‘87, and an Honorary Doctor of Divinity from Nashotah House, ‘88. In 1987, he was elected as Bishop of the Diocese of Quincy, Illinois, and was consecrated in 1988. In 2009, he transferred as a retired bishop to the Anglican Church in North America. In addition to his work within the Diocese of Quincy, MacBurney served as the pastoral visitor for a widely dispersed group of traditionalist parishes. While serving as a Bishop, he primarily thought of himself as a pastor. MacBurney was admired by many for his sincere ministry that touched and guided countless parishioners and parishes. He served as a trustee of Berkeley Divinity School from 1964-1970, and of St. Luke’s Hospital from 1973-1987.

THE REV. JAMES LLOYD EDWARDS, ‘74, died at his home on Feb. 22, 2022, after an extended illness. Edwards is survived by his beloved wife, Curry; his son, Brooks; and his grandsons, Mitchell and Peyton Edwards, both of whom serve in the U.S. Air Force. He served at St. George’s Episcopal Church, Nashville, Tennessee; St. Thomas’s Episcopal Church, Knoxville, Tennessee; Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Columbia, South Carolina; and he retired from Church of the Cross, Columbia, South Carolina.

THE REV. ROBERT MCBRIDE , Certificate of Study, ‘87, died March 24, 2022, at age 84. McBride’s requiem was celebrated at St. John’s Church in Brownwood, Texas.

THE RT. REV. EDWIN LEIDEL JR. , first bishop of the Diocese of Eastern Michigan, died June 5, 2022, at age 83. Consecrated to serve the new diocese in 1996, Leidel served 10 years as diocesan bishop. His ministry took him across the world, serving in the U.S. Navy Reserve as officer and chaplain, as a priest in Indiana, Australia, and Minnesota, and to the Great Lakes states, Michigan and Wisconsin.

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THE REV. DR. ROBERT O. BAKER , Anglican Studies Certificate, ‘14, died on Aug. 14, 2022. Baker was Rector of Christ Church in Bradenton, Florida. Previously, he served as Associate Rector of St. John’s Church, Tampa, and chaplain at St. John’s School.

MR. REX W. FORD died March 26, 2022, at age 86. Rex was a graduate of Hartland High School and was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a wellknown and respected business owner of Rex Ford’s Shell and Hartland Standard. He later worked in maintenance and groundskeeping for the Hartland School District and for Nashotah House. Rex was an avid sports fan and spent decades playing and umpiring softball as well as bowling. Rex enjoyed many years of traveling the country with his wife, Jeanette, in their Winnebago and made many friends.

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In 1991, he was appointed a trustee of Nashotah House. He served the National Organization of Episcopalians for Life from 1991 until his death and was Vice President of the former Episcopal Synod of America from 1988 until 1999.

FRANK WILLIAM “BILL” LEE III , husband to the REV. DR. PEGGY LEE , ‘09, died July 17, 2022. A funeral service was held on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Christ Anglican Church in Moline. Bill married Margaret “Peggy” Will Lee in 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri. Bill loved Peggy, his family and friends, his pipe bands, the NWTA, and a good joke (some bad ones, too).

THE REV. MELVIN LOW , ‘75, died April 19, 2022. At age 17, Low entered the U.S. Air Force, later graduating from Gordon College in Massachusetts. From there, Low studied at Nashotah House, graduating in 1975. Low was ordained to the priesthood, and during his career he served in the Dioceses of Worcester, Fond du Lac, Vermont, and Iowa.

THE REV. DAVID FENTON , ‘69, died at age 91 on July 8, 2022. Fenton served St. John’s Parish in Fallbrook, California, for 24 years before retiring in 1996 as Rector Emeritus. After retirement he, his wife, Jean, and son, Jon, moved to Eugene, Oregon, where they have enjoyed all that Oregon has to offer. He is survived by Jean and Jon, his daughter, Marty Fenton Frear, and his brother, the Rev. Fred Fenton. “Dad loved the House, and our family counted our years there as a high point for us,” wrote his daughter Marty.

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THE REV. CANON NELSON WARDELL PINDER, ‘59, died on July 10, 2022, at age 89. Pinder was born in 1932 in Miami, Florida. He grew up in the Liberty City neighborhood of Miami and was baptized and confirmed at Miami’s historic St. Agnes Episcopal Church. After serving in the Army during the Korean War, Pinder received a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Bethune-Cookman College as well as a master’s degree in education from Florida A&M InspiredUniversity.by the example of young Episcopal priests working in urban ministries in Montgomery and Tuskegee, Alabama, he said, “yes” to God and attended Nashotah House. Pinder graduated from the House in 1959 and later received a Doctor of Divinity from the House in 2004.

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In 1959, Pinder was called to Orlando and began his ordained ministry as the first full-time priest of color at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist, where he was designated Rector Emeritus upon his retirement. During the 1960s, his organizing and participation in sit-ins and protests to advance the civil rights movement in Orlando earned Pinder the monikers of “street priest” and “hoodlum priest.” His role in leading and mentoring young people during the 1960’s lunch counter sit-ins are chronicled in the 2007 play “Pinder’s Kids,” written by Orlando playwright, Barry G. White.

“God does not ask us to do the things that are naturally easy for us. He only asks us to do the things that we are perfectly fit to do through His grace.” The Rev. Canon Nelson Pinder, The Missioner, 2020

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Above: Pinder in Orlando, Florida, 1960s (Image courtesy Orlando Sentinel.)

At right: KemperreceivingPindertheBishopAwardin2016. CANON NELSON W. PINDER, ‘59

In 1969, Pinder was installed at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Orlando, as a Canon of the Diocese of Central Florida. He was assigned to The Awareness Center, an experimental ministry assisting homeless individuals. Pinder served The Episcopal Church nationally as Vice Chairperson of the Joint Commission on the Church in the Small Community, Vice Chairperson of the National Commission on Social and Specialized Ministries, as well as the 15th National President of the Union of Black Episcopalians.

He received nearly 200 awards and honors, including the Bishop Kemper Award from Nashotah House in 2016. On April 9, 2010, a monument in his honor, the Pinder’s Kids Monument, was dedicated at Parramore Heritage Park, Orlando. The Historical Society of Central Florida presented Pinder with its 2015 Donald A. Cheney Award, which is given to individuals in the Central Florida community who have followed Cheney’s mission of historic preservation and community service. Pinder was an honorary member of 100 Black Men of Greater Orlando as well as a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

For more than 62 years, Pinder was married to his college sweetheart, the former Marian Grant, of Jacksonville, Florida. The Rev. Canon and Mrs. Pinder are the parents of two children, Gail (deceased) and Nelson II; the proud grandparents of five; and the greatgrandparents of two. Obituary by Mrs. Sylvia L. Warren and Dr. Carl MaultsBy.

PATRICIA TORREY “PT” WAGENSEIL died April 19, 2022. PT was born in 1955, and her life of service and compassion touched many lives for good. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, the Rev. Robert Wagenseil, ‘80; her sisters, Dulie and Cathy; brother, Rob; sisters-in-law, Lynn, Anna, Robbie, Elise; “adopted” sister-in-law, Judy; surrogate son, David; many cousins, nieces and nephews, students, parishioners, and countless friends. A requiem celebration of the Holy Eucharist was held Saturday, May 21, 2022, at the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Dunedin, Florida.

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PHYLLIS SIROTKO , wife of the Rev. Theodore Sirotko, ‘65, died March 9, 2022, at age 83. Phillis and Theodore would have been married 60 years on May 5, 2022. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, to Arnold and Esther Bourziel, who were teachers and musicians, Phyllis loved music, especially classical and jazz. She played flute, piano, and guitar and had a beautiful voice. Phyllis held a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Michigan and was a registered nurse. Phyllis and Theodore raised four children while moving around the world, including Germany and Hawaii, where Theodore served as an Army chaplain and parish priest.

THE REV. J. RALPH ANSELL PATSTON , ‘57, died Nov. 17, 2021, at age 94.Born in Sept. 13, 1927, in Vancouver, Canada, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and devoted his life to serving the Lord as a priest in The Episcopal Church.

THE REV. DR. LOUIS WEIL died on March 9, 2022, in Oakland, California. Weil earned a master’s degree in musicology from Harvard University and attended seminary at General Theological Seminary, after which he spent 10 years serving small churches in the Diocese of Puerto Rico. Weil received a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Catholic University of Paris and returned to the U.S. in 1971 to teach liturgics at Nashotah House in Wisconsin, where he remained until 1988.

THE REV. CANON WILLIAM JOHN “BILL” SPAID , ‘86, died March 20, 2022, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Spaid was born in 1953, in Lorain, Ohio. His family later moved to Frederick, Maryland. He was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church and attended Gov. Thomas Johnson High School. Spaid received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Master of Education in Reading Instruction from Frostburg State University, and he studied reading education at the University of Maryland. He was an elementary teacher in Frederick County for seven years. In 1983, he answered God’s call to ministry in the Episcopal Church and received a Master of Divinity from Nashotah House in 1986. He served as Rector of St. Martin of Tours Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo for 16 years. In 2002, Bill was appointed Canon to the Ordinary of the Diocese of Western Michigan, a post he held until 2019, when he assumed the role of Canon Missioner for the Southern Region of the diocese. Spaid retired in 2021.

THE REV. DR. JENNIFER HAYNES STIEFEL , ‘78, died June 9, 2022, in Dover, New Hampshire. Stiefel graduated from Harvard University and served in the Peace Corps. After graduating from Nashotah House, she was ordained deacon in 1985 and later received a PhD from Union Theological Seminary in 2000.

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FORMER NASHOTAH HOUSE board member Richard “Dick” Lewis Schwaab died on July 22, 2022, at age 76 after a long battle with cancer. Born in the Village of Summit on Nov. 15, Schwaab1945,was a graduate of UWMadison, InstitutethewasUniversity,WashingtonGeorgeandaFellowatMaxPlanckofIntellectual Property Law in Munich Germany. In addition, he was a professor at George Mason University Law School, lecturer at George Washington University Law School, and a managing partner at Foley & Lardner AsLLP.a former member of the Board of Trustees, Schwaab and his family have maintained a long relationship with Nashotah House. Schwaab was also a founding member of St. Michael’s Anglican Church in Delafield. His many interests included downhill skiing; backpacking; reading and discussing philosophy, theology, and politics; running marathons; world travel; playing sheepshead with his parents, children and grandchildren; and water sports on Upper Nashotah Lake. For the past 10 years, he enjoyed making maple syrup on Lake Edge Farm, which has been in the family since 1852. He is survived by his wife of nearly 57 years, Lynn; and four children, Amy (John Kalter), William (Cindy), Andrew (Younhee), and Matthew.

THE VEN. DR. KELLY O’LEAR, Associate Dean of Formation, was featured on the June 17, 2022, episode of The Classic Anglican Podcast, “Anglican Professional Development with Archdeacon Kelly O’Lear.”

THE REV. MATTHEW S. C. OLVER, PhD, Associate Professor of Liturgics and Pastoral Theology, was awarded the Alan Richardson Fellowship at Durham University for the 2022-2023 academic year. The fellowship was founded in honor of the Very Rev. Alan Richardson, K.B.E., D.D. (1905-1975), formerly Dean of York, Professor of Christian Theology in the University of Nottingham, and Canon of Durham Cathedral. Previous recipients include Ashley Null, Jean Porter, Paul Griffiths, and Ellen Charry. Olver published “Confessions of a Penitential Orderer,” on May 10, 2022, and “I Taught Canon Law. Then I Went to General Convention.” on Aug. 25, 2022. both on The Living Church ’s Covenant blog.

PODCASTS THE REV. JONATHAN JAMESON, ‘19, was featured on the June 30, 2022, episode of The Living Church Podcast, “Music, Performance, and THEPriesthood.”REV.CHRISTOPHER

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POKORNY, ‘15, was recently interviewed by the podcast MOPs and MOEs, where he discussed the intersection of spirituality and mental health.

THE VEN. ALEXANDER R. PRYOR, ‘12, co-wrote a baptism preparation and family discipleship course and leader’s guide, “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” To request a copy of the PDF, please email Pryor at exe_ officer@arcticnet.org.

Lexham Press will publish Boersma’s book Pierced by Love: Divine Reading with the Christian Tradition in February 2023.

THE REV. THOMAS L. HOLTZEN, PhD , Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, published “T. L. Holtzen, review of Richard Hooker: The Architecture of Participation, by Paul Dominiak,” Journal of Theological Studies NS, 72, 2 (October 2021): 1034–1036.

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The Rev. Dr. Paul Wheatley, Assistant Professor of New Testament and Greek, presented in July at the Society of Biblical Literature International Meeting, in Salzburg Austria, on “The Gospel as Ritual Narrative: Zerdehnte Situation, Orality, Ritual, and ‘The Gospel as Manuscript.’” In August, Wheatley presented at the International Meeting of the Catholic Biblical Association in San Jose, California, on “‘Baptized with My Baptism’: Baptismal Figuration in Mark.” Also in August, he presented at the Colloquium Origenianum Tertium Decimum in Münster, Germany, on “‘Into the Labyrinth of Rabbinic Hermeneutics’: Origen, the Passion of Abraham and Jesus, and the Exegesis of Song 1:2, 12–13.”

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THE REV. JON MARR STARK , ‘59, served as Rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Denver, Colorado, from 1969-1984. A new book, Historic Church Serves Big City by Phyllis Kester (Resource Publications, 2020), chronicles the life of St. Andrew’s.

THE RT. REV. KEITH ACKERMAN, ‘74, recently published a book for younger readers, Littlest Acolyte Presents The Liturgy Trilogy. The book includes the principles of serving as an acolyte, setting up the altar, worship, and more. The book is available for purchase at theparishpress.com. GARWOOD ANDERSON, PhD, Dean and Professor of New Testament, published a book review of Discovering Luke by Joel Green in The Living Church’s March 27, 2022, issue.

THE REV. HANS BOERSMA, PhD, Chair, Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ Endowed Professorship in Ascetical Theology, published the “Memoryfollowing: and Character Formation: The Ark in Hugh of Saint Victor.” In An Introduction to Child Theology. Ed. James M. Houston. (Eugene, OR: Cascade Publishing, 2022), 139–64. “Beatific Vision”; “Particular Judgement.” In Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 4th ed. Ed. Andrew Louth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. “Peace That Is Real.” First Things, web exclusive. May 3, 2022. “The Meaning of a Kiss.” First Things, web exclusive. April 11, 2022. “How to Look for Heaven in Earth.” Why We Create Series, Anselm Society. March 27, 2022.

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In this course, Boersma examines the theoretical underpinnings of sacred reading, discusses the use of Scripture by patristic and medieval theologians, and follows in their footsteps by engaging in the practice of sacred reading. Available on NASHOTAHCHAPTER.COM This course is provided free by our generous donors. A suggested donation of $30 to make courses like these available is greatly appreciated.

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