US Ordinariate begins publishing "Ordinariate Observer"

The Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter has completed an important item on its to do checklist with the publication of the initial issue of The Ordinariate Observer.

This initial publication has articles on the move of the congregations of St. Luke's from Bladensburg, MD to Washington, DC and St. Gregory the Great's from Beverly to Stoneham, MA. Monsignor Steenson writes on "The Joys and the Challenges of Growing our Congregations".

Other articles include "News from our Principal Parish: Our Lady of Walsingham"' "Target Date for our New Chancery: Early 2015"; "And there I was in Afghanistant: Special Report by Fr. Jerry Sherbourne"; "Reports from Our Clergy"; "Presbyteral Assembly in October Needs the Help of All of Our Congregations"; "Clergy Retirement Plan Approved"; "A Beautiful Church Plus Beautiful Country: A Perfect Place to Live?" about Holy Nativity in Payson, AZ; "Father Paul Manning to Lead Fall Retreat in Belleville, IL"; "First Combined Ordinariate Mass Celebrated in California"; "From Philadelphia: New Ordinariate Community Begins From Former Anglican Fellowship"; and "St. Gregory's Journey From the Winter of 2012 to Today: A Journey of Joy." 

New Posts to begin soon

Dear Friends,

First I would like to thank those who have held in prayer my various intentions these past few weeks. I have found new work, once again with a medical journal, and so that necessary task is complete.

Second, I would direct your attention to the list of upcoming events on the left side bar, and even if you cannot attend, do keep the intentions of our brethren in your prayers.

Third, I expect to resume regular blogging next week, after I have finished the Holy Cross edition of Anglican Embers, which is this week's task of the moment.

As you likely know, the Anglo-Catholic has ceased regular posts, although there is much there in the archives worth reading. Fr Hunwicke, unfortunately, has not resumed posting, and his blog's title change proved to raise hopes prematurely.

However, Fr. Smuts in South Africa continues doing excellent work reporting the news, and Fr. Phillips' blog is always worth a visit, as is Deborah Gyapong's.

Finally, please consider coming to the annual Anglican Use Society Conference, to be held in Kansas City, Missouri from November 8th to November 10th. There is a great line up of speakers, and the annual conference remains the best way to meet up with fellow Anglican Use Catholics from across the country, and really, the world. The Conference website is:

http://www.anglicanuseconference.com

Blog vacation

Dear Readers,

I will not be blogging any news articles for the next 6 weeks or so, as I have a few items to take care of that will consume a great deal of time. At the beginning of May I was laid off from my job of 13 years, which I was fortunate enough to know about well ahead of time. I took some classes for the six months prior to my termination, and have a certification exam coming up in August that will require study.

Also, I am revising the book of Communion chants I assembled last year for use in our parish. These are in the same format as the music of David Burt's Anglican Use Gradual, with the addition of verses to sing during the communion. Along with fixing errors and typos, I want to add the chants for ritual Masses such as Marriage and Confirmation, and a table to help users coordinate between the "Ordinary Time" designation of Sundays upon which the Lectionary is based and the "of Epiphany" and "after Trinity" designations now assigned to those Sundays per annum in the Ordinariate Calendars. Once this is completed, I will alert you to their availability.

Our little Latin schola is singing this week for two Masses for Our Lady of the Atonement, and then I need to attend to preparing the music for the "high Mass" season of October through April.

And finally, I need to attend to getting the web site for the annual Anglican Use Society Conference finished and work on advertising for that.

And in addition to studying, editing and searching for work, there are the usual summer chores: the gardens, painting the house, erecting a new porch...

I am sure that you will not lack for news however, and recommend the following sites if you are not already visiting them regularly.

For thought-provoking commentary, I recommend the following blogs.

Vincent Uher's Tonus Peregrinus .

Fr. Stephen Smuts in South Africa.

Be on the watch for new posts from Fr. Hunwicke, whose blog has recently had a name change, from Liturgical Posts to Fr. Hunwicke's Mutual Enrichment. The title, I'm sure, hints at treasures worth seeking.

For news and analysis, from several viewpoints, visit the Anglo-Catholic blog, and the blogs of three of the bloggers there: Fr. Christopher Phillips, Fr. Edwin Barnes and Deborah Gyapong.

Additionally, you might wish to visit:

For Thine Own Service by Fr. James Bradley, and

Catholics in the Ozarks by Shane Schaetzel.

I wish you all well. Please keep the work of Msgr. Steenson, Msgr. Newton and Fr. Entwistle, and all of the new Ordinariate communities and the Anglican Use parishes in your daily prayer.