The first principle of the Ordinariate is then about Christian unity. St. Basil the Great, the Church’s greatest ecumenist, literally expended his life on the work of building bridges between orthodox brethren who shared a common faith, but who had become separated from one another in a Church badly fragmented by heresy and controversy. He taught that the work of Christian unity requires deliberate and ceaseless effort...St. Basil often talked with yearning about the archaia agape, the ancient love of the apostolic community, so rarely seen in the Church of his day. This love, he taught, is a visible sign that the Holy Spirit is indeed present and active, and it is absolutely essential for the health of the Church.

- Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, Homily on the Occasion of his Formal Institution as Ordinary
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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

First Mass using the Divine Worship (Anglican Use) ritual in Springfield, MO set for October 4, 2014


You are cordially invited to experience the sacred liturgy according to Divine Worship (the Anglican Use of the Roman Rite) at Immaculate Conception Church in Springfield on Saturday, October 4th, at 7:30pm. Confessions will he heard at 7pm prior to mass. The sacred liturgy according to Divine Worship is a Vatican approved English version of a liturgy modelled after (and similar to) the Extaordinary Form of the Roman Rite (Traditional Latin Mass). It may include prayers at the foot of the altar, ad orientem (priest facing the Lord), reading of the last gospel, communion on the tongue while kneeling, all in Tudor English. This particular celebration will be modelled after the low mass according to the Extraordinary Form, and will include all of the customary solemnity and reverence. (Modest dress and head coverings are welcome.) The mass will be celebrated by Father Kenneth Bolin, priest for the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, who is currently assigned as a Catholic chaplain at Fort Leonard Wood. He comes at the invitation of His Excellency, Bishop James V. Johnston Jr. to celebrate mass quarterly (4 times a year) for the time being.

This will be a special occasion that is sure to bring greater appreciation for tradition to Catholics in the Springfield area. Catholics, Anglicans and other Christians are invited to attend. This mass will meet the Sunday obligation for all Roman Catholics in attendance. We encourage you to join us, and please pass this information on to everyone in the Springfield area.
For more information, visit the web site of the Anglican Ordinariate Society at Immaculate Conception Church in Springfield, MO.
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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

New Home for Springfield, Missouri Anglican Use group

Shane Schatzel reports via Facebook
The St. Augustine of Canterbury Society will be relocating to Immaculate Conception Church at 3555 South Fremont in Springfield Missouri.

We will henceforth be called the ANGLICAN ORDINARIATE FELLOWSHIP.

Our new meeting time will be SATURDAYS at 7:30 PM. in the prayer chapel which is behind the main chapel. This new chapel has direct access to the blessed sacrament in the tabernacle so we will begin genuflecting instead of bowing as we did previously in the SEAS chapel.

These changes will be effective July 7, 2012.
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