The Advocate, April 2006

Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, April 2006

In this Issue:

Sauls Nominated for Presiding Bishop

St. Martha's and Martha's Place: A commitment to service

Internationally known author and teacher Newell to be in Lexington

A conversation with the Bishop on his nomination for Presiding Bishop

Commentaries:

Reflection: Miss Della and the Palm Crosses

X-ercizing: Undone

From the Bishop: Anticipation of Easter

Diocesan Calendar

Past Issues

Sauls nominated for Presiding Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Stacy F. Sauls, Sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Lexington, has been nominated by petition of colleagues in the House of Bishops for consideration as the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. The election will be held on June 18 at the General Convention of the Church in Columbus, Ohio. More.

St. Martha's and Martha's Place : A commitment to service

“This is Bonnie,” said the voice that answered the cell phone. The Vicar of St. Martha’s at Martha’s Place might have been standing in the middle of a basketball crowd at Rupp Arena. Over the background din, she explained that she was in the midst of taking a picture of a pyramid — the human kind — at St. Martha’s first “Outburst” Spring Break Camp for children in the Trent Blvd. neighborhood in Lexington. More.

Internationally known author and teacher Newell to be in Lexington

J. Phillip Newell, foremost author and teacher in Celtic Spirituality, will be in Lexington the weekend of April 28-30, co-sponsored by Christ Church Cathedral, First Presbyterian Church and Lexington Theological Seminary. The Scotsman, who is Scholar in Spirituality at St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, refers to his work on tour as a “wandering teacher ministry.”

A Conversation with the Bishop on his Nomination for Presiding Bishop

Advocate: Discernment is a process which involves an individual and a community. Can you tell us about your process of discernment regarding the call to be a nominee for Presiding Bishop?

Bishop Sauls: Discernment has several parts: One would be of destiny—discerning whether or not I am called to be Presiding Bishop; the more immediate is discerning whether to allow my name to go forward in the process. This discernment began more with the community calling me to ask that question of myself, when several of my colleagues in the House of Bishops asked me to consider that prospect. When I was ordained, there was a sense of being called, and then my name was presented to the community. This is almost the reverse. I had to look long and hard, beginning with two foundational pieces. More

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