Houston – St. Peter’s: Fr. Michael Traylor is now the Curate. He and his wife Amy and their four children moved into Houston recently and we wish them every blessing in this wonderful new phase in their lives.

Spartanburg – let us give thanks that Bp. Timothy Farmer is on the road to recovery, and pray for those ministering to him of God’s healing gifts.

Hyattstown - Holy Family, August 25, Requiem Mass for Helen Funk, mother of Dan Funk, the Senior Warden.

Marshall – St. John the Baptist, August 25, Farewell to Fr. David Hoare and Valerie at the Hoxton’s in Shepherdstown, WV. Fr. David and Valerie are returning to Gibraltar early in September. We thank God for the years of dedicated and inspired service they have rendered our parishes over the years, and assure them of our continued love and prayer.

Winchester – St. Michael the Archangel, Episcopal Visit, September 22-23.

Bala Cynwyd - A funeral Mass for the Rev. Canon William Marvin will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, at St. Michael the Archangel in the Chapel of Peace in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, 215 Belmont Avenue in Bala Cynwyd, PA. For directions, click here. Fr. Marvin, 81, died suddenly at his home in Philadelphia, PA, on August 22.

Since 2004, Fr. Marvin had been assisting priest at the Anglican Church of the Transfiguration in Phoenixville in the Diocese of the Holy Cross. Fr. Marvin also provided supply support for St. Michael's (formerly St. James the Less).

There will also be a Requiem Mass on Friday, August 31, at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Transfiguration, 51 Columbia Ave., Phoenixville, PA 19460. For directions to the Church of the Transfiguration, click here.

A graduate of the Philadelphia Divinity School, Fr. Marvin was ordained a priest in 1958 at Trinity Cathedral in Trenton, NJ. He served parishes in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. He became associated with the Anglican “Continuing Church” movement in 1978 and retired in 1999.

Fr. Marvin is the founder of the following parishes:
St. Andrew's, West Point, GA
St. Bede's, Birmingham, AL
St. Matthew's, Birmingham, AL
St. Charles the Martyr, Huntsville, AL
St. Joseph of Arimathea, Montgomery, AL
Holy Comforter, Montevalle, AL
St. Matthias, Dethan, AL

He is survived by a son, William, a daughter, Julia, and two grandsons, Daniel and Jeffrey Marvin. Memorial gifts may be sent to the Benevolent Fund of the Philadelphia Protestant Home, 6500 Tabor Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19111.

Collingdale – Visitation to the Patrick’s Boathouse Ministry (Fr. Thomas Monnat) and Grace RE Church with Bp. David Hicks, Sunday, September 16.

Philadelphia - Sunday, September 23, 4 pm: Seminar lecture by Fr. Peter Gillquist on "Church Growth and Evangelism." Open to the public. Location: St. John Chrysostom Albanian Orthodox Church, 237 North 17th Street, Phila. PA 19103--near Franklin Plaza.

Phoenixville – Church of the Transfiguration: Matthew and Amy Angle will be confirmed on Sunday, August 26.

At 10:30 am on Saturday, September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mr. Al Hansel will be clothed during the Mass as an Oblate in the 3rd Order of Franciscans by Brother John Baptist. A reception will follow the Liturgy.

Quiet Day for Women, “Angels and Men in a Wonderful Order,” Conducted by Sister Elaine of the All Saints’ Sisters, Saturday, September 29, 9 am to 2:30 pm. at Church of the Transfiguration, 51 Columbia Ave., Phoenixville, PA 19460, 610-415-9788. Registration, $10, payable to “Anglican Church Women” to the above address. Schedule: 9 am Mass, followed by light breakfast. 10 am, First Meditation, “Angels.” 11 am, Second Meditation, “Men.” 12 pm, Noonday Prayer and lunch (brown bag; beverage and desert provided). 1:30 pm, Third Meditation, “Order.” 2:30 pm, Final Blessing. Sponsored by the Diocesan Anglican Church Women. For more information, see www.anglicanfellowship.com.

Also at the Church of the Transfiguration: on Sunday, October 7 at 4:00 p.m., Consecration of the Church and Evensong. Reception after the Liturgy. All bishops, clergy & laity in the Anglican Fellowship of the Delaware Valley, and beyond, are invited to attend. Choir dress for clergy and bishops. The church property was paid off on April 13, 2007, Deo gratias. The Parish was founded in August 1996.

On Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7:30 pm, at the Church of the Transfiguration, Mass in Swedish for the Feast of St. Bridget of Vadsteria.

Radnor - The ninth in a series of prayer services for our soldiers, sailors, marines and pilots will be held at St. David's Church, Radnor ( 761 Valley Forge Road ) Sunday afternoon, August 26, at 2.00 pm.

Rosemont – Church of the Good Shepherd: As the Parish enters the “valley of the shadow of litigation,” please remember the Rector, the Rt. Rev. David L. Moyer, SSC, and the Clergy, Fr. Al Sharbach and Fr. Vernon Austin, and their families, in your prayers. Pray for the Parish, for their Attorney and for strength and grace for them all. May we also give thanks for their steadfast witness to the Gospel throughout these years of trial.

Also at Church of the Good Shepherd, AFDV clergy meeting, Wednesday, September 12, Noon Mass followed by lunch (brown bag).

Colorado Springs – Clericus, Aug 29, 10 am – 3 pm at St. Luke’s, 2425 N. Chestnut St, Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Phone 719-473-7950 for more details.

Wilmington – The Anglican Guild of Scholars at St. Mary’s from Tuesday, September 4 (beginning at 5 pm at the Church), to Thursday, September 6 (ending at 11 am).

Papers being presented: “The Theological Structure of the First Book of Homilies” by Fr. Edward Rix. “Baptism, Confirmation and Communion: Orthodoxy and the West” by Fr. Stephen Hutnick.. “Hegel’s Theological Project” by Fr. Cyril Crume. “Thomas Traherne and the Hexameron Tradition” by Mr. Matthew Akers. “The Liturgical Works of Martin Luther” by Archbishop Mark Haverland. “What is ‘Wrong with’ Transubstantiation: Aquinas versus Cranmer” by Fr. Philip Barber. “Why Anglicans Can’t Chant: Discrepencies between the 1928 Prayer Book and the 1940 Hymnal” by Fr. Carl Schroeder. “The Augustinian Aspects of the Sermons of Lancelot Andrewes” by Fr. Peter Geromel. “Missions, Philanthropy and Micro-finance” by Canon Marvin Gardner. “Sacraments and Chivalry: Grace, Manners and Virtue in the Post-modern Age” by Bp. Paul Hewett. “Antecedents of the Three-fold (Purgative, Illuminative, Unitive) Christian Way in Evagrius Ponticus” by Fr. David Ousley. Responses to the papers: Bp. David Hicks, Bp. David Moyer, Canon Leigh Kester and those named above.

Church: 4201 Washington St., Wilmington, DE 19802. Hotel: Best Western Brandywine Valley Inn (302-656-9436). For more details phone the Rev. Canon Kenneth W. Gunn-Walberg, Ph.D. at 302-428-1328 or e-mail him at canonken@mymailstation.com. Sponsored by the Anglican Catholic Church.

A recommended book: Bp. Patrick Murphy put this into my hands, and I could not put it down: Mark Steyn’s America Alone – a must read for everyone who cares about the demographics of nihilism and the rising tide of Islam.