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The Bishop's Notebook
31 August 2001
Healing
Ministry in the Parish
By The Rev. Dr. David Henritzy,
Director for Healthcare Ministries
In his on-going effort to expand the role of the Church in ministering
to the healthcare needs of the Church's people, Bishop Packard recently
lunched with The Rev. Andrew Mullins, rector of Church of the Epiphany
in Manhattan. Joining them were The Rev. Dr. David Henritzy, the
Bishop's Director for Healthcare Ministries, and The Rev. Stephen
Harding, who is a chaplain at the Jacob Perlow Hospice of the Beth
Israel Medical Center, also in Manhattan.
Father Harding leads a healing service every Sunday afternoon at
4:00pm at Church of the Epiphany. This healing service was included
in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, which described
the growing interest in the significance of prayer and its relationship
to health. The parish, on York Avenue, is surrounded by hospitals,
hospital staff dormitories, nursing homes and other health-related
institutions. They are working hard at becoming the Episcopal "parish
for the medical community."
Below, Fathers Mullins and Harding are shown back at the office
after lunch receiving a canvas bag with the Bishop's logo, from
David Henritzy.
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The Bishop's Notebook
24 August 2001, Saint Bartholomew
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The memory of this Saint's life, like the summer days that surround
his feast day, seems to have drifted off into the mist. Nothing
definite is left behind save for tales of his lost gospel and a
trail to India now grown cold. Still he walked with Our Lord and
was associated with Nathaniel, distinguished as the "Israelite without
guile." The company you keep gives some context to who you are.
Now,
recently back from vacation, I find that getting motivated in
this time until Labor Day is hard to do. Sultry afternoons in
New York descend on the City and stroll slowly toward
sundown. It's depressing, so we fill office hours with the assurance
that what we are doing "matters" by planning programs for the
high season when the phones always ring and everyone is in a
rush. That's fine unless it promotes the impression that all
moments have definition.
God has given us the restless nature to subdue the bites of
time in our day, yet, secretly, we are all in awe of hours in
our lives that are unaccounted for. Scholars will no doubt press
the details of St. Bartholomew's life for "more to go on." Somehow
right now I'm glad that he resides in mystery, a place known
well by God and friendly to our lost days. +gep
The Bishop's Notebook
15 August 2001, St. Mary The Virgin
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Here are some pictures
from recent visitations. On 30 July, I anointed little Vince Robert
in the pediatric ICU in Jacksonville, Florida. CH Dedra Bell (and
Mom) strokes her son. He is gaining weight and we pray--as this anointing
supports--for his lung development. The challenge is this: the artificial
support so necessary for life produces some scarring which impedes
natural development. Pray for little Vince to grow in lung development
and get ahead of the necessity for this supplement of artificial support.
(I recently picked up from Dedra's Internet message that the baby
will undergo a correctable but serious heart procedure very soon.)
We were able to break away for a fish dinner--Vince, Dedra, visiting
Grandparents Janet and Bob Clark and +GEP, later that evening. It
was a good time.
On 1 August, the camera battery went dead and no picture available
of CH Luis Morales (and his nephew), CH Ed Sellers, Spec.Tim Jackson
and wife Abbie, CH George Holston and +GEP after the celebration of
the Holy Eucharist at the Army CREST Training in Orlando, Florida.
The night before we dodged thunderstorms on the way to the Outback
Steakhouse.
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On 6 August, I was briefed by CH Francis Zanger at Bangor Sub Base,
Seattle, Washington on the deployment and training of his cadre
of lay leaders. Francis and Virginia hosted us on a tour of the
Seattle Children's Museum and later to the treat of a meal at an
Afghani restaurant.
On 7 August, Clara Packard clearly delighted at having been
included on the train trip from Seattle to Montana.
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On 9 August, Brook, Clara and I took CH Carl Wright out for
an early birthday dinner in Great Falls, Montana, and then went
to his handsome new house where he and Brook mused on their
common interest in esoteric hymns! Carl has put together an
ingenious support package for airmen deploying out to duty on
far-flung missile sites. Pray for his surgery (tonsils and shaved
palate) on 20 August. Get well cards and ice cream would be
welcome.
(2710 First Ave. So., Great Falls MT 59405). +gep
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