The Communion of Saints

The Communion of Saints
I hope there's room for me.

Welcome all - especially Mancunians.

Hello anybody lost in the blogosphere. Welcome to the ruminations of a politically left of centre, Man United supporting, blues loving, history-fixated, Catholic wanderer. Be warned, I am a bit of a curmudgeon.



Thursday, 27 September 2012

Former TAC clergy now in the Roman Catholic Church. This is a work in progress - assistance gratefully accepted.

Following my post on Parishes, I have decided to have a posting of the names of Traditional Anglican Communion clergy who are now members of the Ordinariates, whether lay or clerical. Please excuse the lack of titles, it is not meant in an offensive way, they are all Reverends to me.

Canada

Carl Reid              (former Bishop of the ACCC) of the Annunciation of the BVM, Ottawa
Gerard Trinque     Christ the King, Tyendinaga
Peter Wilkinson    (former Presiding Bishop of the ACCC) formerly of St John the Evangelist, Victoria, now of Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman, Victoria, British Columbia
Michael Trolly      of the Annunciation of the BVM, Ottawa
James Tilly              of Good Shepherd, Oshawa
B. Kipling Cooper  of Holy Trinity, Barrhaven
Doug Hayman        of St Barnabas, Spencerville
David Garrett         of Good Shepherd, Oshawa
Colin O'Rourke   formerly of Christ the King parish, Calgary, Alberta
Tony Ward         formerly of Christ the King parish, Calgary, Alberta
Ernest Skulblics   formerly of Christ the King parish, Calgary, Alberta
Michael Shier      formerly of St Peter and St Paul parish, Vancouver.
David Skelton     formerly of Our Lady and St Michael parish, Edmonton, now Fellowship of                  Blessed John Henry Newman, Edmonton.
Michael Birch     formerly of St John the Evangelist, Victoria, now of Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman, Victoria, British Columbia
Don Malins         formerly of St John the Evangelist, Victoria, now of Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman, Victoria, British Columbia
Sean Henry         formerly of St John the Evangelist, Victoria, now of Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman, Victoria, British Columbia
Ralph Braunstien  formerly of St John the Evangelist, Victoria, now of Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman, Victoria, British Columbia
Peter Switzer      formerly of St John the Evangelist, Victoria, now of Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman, Victoria, British Columbia
Edward Gale      formerly of Our Lady and St Martin, Mayne Island
Raymond Ball    formerly of St Edmund Parish, Waterloo, Ontario
Dr Charles Warner formerly of Holy Cross Parish, Sydney Forks, Nova Scotia
Chris LePage     formerly of St Thomas More, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Richard Harris   formerly of St Michael's, Fredericton, New Brunswick (joined with 11 others on June 24th, 2013)
I know that the list of Priests and Deacons in the final ACCC newsletter authored by Bishop Reid included other names but I am yet to discover if they have joined the Roman Catholic Church whilst en route to the Ordinariate.

UK

Robert Mercer  former Bishop of Matabeleland and Presiding Bishop of the ACCC
John Maunder   of St Agatha's, Landport
Brian Gill          former Vicar General of the TTAC
Philip Penfold   of St Agatha's, Landport

Australia

Harry Entwistle  (former Bishop in the ACCA) Ordinary. St Ninian and St Chad, Maylands, West Australia
Tony Iball         Patmos House Community, Brisbane, Queensland
Stephen Hill

Reception in process:

Gordon Barnier   (Vicar General of the Diocese of the Torres Strait) Parish of St Clare, Cairns, Queensland
Andrew Kinmont chapel of St Stephen, Protomartyr, Upper Coomera, Queensland.
Warren Wade     parish of St Mary the Virgin, North Turramura, Sydney, NSW
Owen Buckton   (former Administrator of the ACCA) Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham, Rockhampton, Queensland.
William P Hannigan, North Brisbane, Queensland

USA

Louis Campese        former Bishop of the Diocese of the Eastern United States in the ACA
William Holiday        of the Church (Cathedral) of the Incarnation, Florida
Scott Whitmore         of the Church (Cathedral) of the Incarnation, Florida
Lewis Berry formerly of the ACA in Houston, Texas.
Dennis Hewitt           of the Sacred Heart Mission, Mt Airy, Maryland
Dean Steward           of the Holy Cross Mission, Ocala, Florida
Lawrence Reinholt    of Christ the King Parish, Towson, Maryland.
Ray Strawser            of Christ the King Parish, Towson, Maryland.
Mark Bradley           of Christ the King Parish, Towson, Maryland.
Edward Meeks           of Christ the King Parish, Towson, Maryland.
Andrew Bartus            of Blessed John Henry Newman Mission Parish, Orange County, California
Luke Reese                 of St Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Use Society, Indiana, Indianapolis.
George Ortiz-Guzman  of St Augustine of Canterbury Parish, Oceania, California
William Ledbetter        of St Augustine of Canterbury Parish, Oceania, California
Dennie Eisele              of St Augustine of Canterbury Parish, Oceania, California
David Ousley               of St Michael the Archangel Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Melvin (Bud) Reick     of Christ the King Parish, Towson, Maryland.
Jonathin Chori Seraiah  formerly of St Aiden's Parish, Des Moines, Iowa
Nicholas Marziani       of St James, St Augustine, Florida
Lowell Andrews         of Holy Trinity, Payson, Arizona
William Waun             of Our Lady of Good Counsel Mission, Jacksonville, North Carolina. I believe he was previously in the Charismatic Episcopal Church (CEC).
John Worgul               Dean of Holy Trinity Seminary, Towson, Maryland.
Canon Tom Cairns       (former Canon to the Ordinary to Archbishop Falk) - not sure if he is joining the Ordinariate or not although he has been received.

Which Traditional Anglican Communion parishes have joined the Personal Ordinariates?

There have been several questions asked about which  former Traditional Anglican Communion Parishes, Missions and groups have joined the Catholic Church through the provisions of the Apostolic Constitution Apostolicorum Coetibus so I have endeavoured to list them in as up to date a fashion as I am able.

I am aware that some named (specifically in Canada) are not yet formal parishes or missions of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter, but they are due to be. Please feel free to point out any mistakes and send any updates and omissions.

USA - formerly the Anglican Church in America (ACA-TAC)

Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter

Church of the Incarnation, Orlando, Florida (formerly the Cathedral of the Incarnation for the Diocese of the Eastern United States of the Anglican Church in America (ACA-TAC) and then the Pro-Diocese of the Holy Family for those en-route for the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter).

Mission of Holy Cross, Ocala, Florida (received with the Church of the Incarnation)

Parish of Christ the King, Towson, Maryland.

Mission Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mount Airy, Maryland, subsequently added as a mission attached to Christ the King, Towson.

St Augustine of Canterbury, Oceanside, California (formerly the Church of the Resurrection Mission Parish in Oceanside).

Blessed John Henry Newman Mission Parish, Orange County, California (made up of former members of the ACA-TAC, TEC and others. Their Priest-in-Charge, Father Bartus, was formerly a priest of the ACA-TAC)

St Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Use Society, Indiana, Indianapolis.

St Michael the Archangel Church, Philidelphia, Pennsylvania.

Former Pro-Diocese of the Holy Family..parishes/missions:
Notre Dame du Mt. Carmel..Margate, Florida

Rye de Gloria Mission..Pinecrest, Florida

Our Lady of the Angels..New Smyrna Beach, Florida

St. Luke's Mission...The Villages, Florida

Our Lady of Good Counsel...Jacksonville, North Carolina

St. Edmund of Canterbury...Fredricksburg, Virginia

Holy Trinity, Payson, Arizona.

Canada - Formerly of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada  (ACCC-TAC) 

Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St Peter

Sodality of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ottowa, Ontario.

Holy Nativity Sodality, Barrhaven, Ontario (a Mission of the Sodality of the Annunciation of the BVM )

St Barnabas Sodality, Spencerville, Ontario (a Mission of the Sodality of the Annunciation of the BVM)

Sodality of the Good Shepherd, Oshawa, Ontario.

Fellowship of Blessed John Henry Newman, Victoria, British Columbia.

Sodality of St Edmund, King and Martyr, Cambridge, Ontario.

The Apostolate of the Holy Cross, Sydney, Nova Scotia

Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory's Christ the King Parish, Ontario

St Michael's, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

I am aware other communities in Canada may have joined but can't get any details at the moment.

Australia - formerly  Anglican Catholic Church in Australia (ACCA-TAC)

Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross

St Ninian and St Chad, Maylands, West Australia

Melbourne Ordinariate Group, Victoria (some members formerly from St Mary the Virgin Parish (ACCA-TAC), South Caulfield)


Five ACCA-TAC priests are named as contacts on the website so I assume they will be coming with parish communities (though this could be wrong) but will wait for a formal announcement. Interestingly, Bishop Robarts, initially named as a contact for Tasmania, is no longer listed but it was probably considered 'bad politics' to be on the site whilst still in post in the ACCA.

United Kingdom - formerly The Traditional Anglican Church (TTAC-TAC)

Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham

St Agatha's Church, Landport, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Presteigne Ordinariate Group, Powys, Wales, formerly the TTAC parish community led by Fr Gill.











Wednesday, 26 September 2012

The best laid plans.....

I haven't blogged for a while, even though there have been quite a lot of things to comment on in the world of sport (especially the Olympics and Paralympics), Faith and Politics. Except for the odd comment here and there, I have stayed out of the blogosphere.

I wish I could say that it was due to a need to reassess the way I use my time and direct my energies anew but the truth is closer to the opposite. I have allowed myself to be run into the ground and, in the way of those who refuse to acknowledge such lack of commonsense in their own behaviour, have ploughed onwards in my work life with (I would guess) less success in each of my endeavours.

Knowing I was due a good break starting this week, I didn't use my days off to rest and ignored the aches and pains, broken sleep and less agility of mind that comes from being over-worked.

On Monday, 20 minutes before I was due to finish for my holiday, I was reminded that personal determination cannot defeat the body when it wants to slow down: whilst speaking with one of the prisoners I work with about the Liverpool-Man Utd game on Sunday, I suddenly felt my legs go from under me and struggled to keep my balance. The guy I was talking with laughed as he thought, as he later explained, that I was doing a 'bit of an Irish jig' because I was pleased with the result of the match - I wasn't that pleased! Luckily, the medical team were visiting the Segregation Unit next door and, having been helped to a chair by a couple of the prison officers, I was seen to immediately. The worst part was the double vision which is still not quite right now.

In the event, having been wheeled down to the healthcare centre and checked over again, an ambulance was called and I ended up in A&E to assure themselves that I hadn't had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA).
I was told they believe I am exhausted and need to be off work - fortunate that my holiday break started that evening - and I can't drive my car for a few days.

What is the point of this post? Well, if anybody reading this feels it speaks in some way to their own situation - stop, take a break, before your body forces you to shut down. Believe me, it is less unpleasant that way. Yesterday I felt like I had been hit by a truck and my holiday plans have been thrown into some disarray.

I am still hoping to get away at the weekend but if I don't, it will be my own silly fault. At least I can post a few thoughts, I mean to say - why should I suffer alone?