Eastern Shore Episcopalian - Summer Issue 2018

SUMMER EDITION 2018
Reconciliation
150th Anniversary
Hope & Love
a publication of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton

Contents:
02
Reconciliation Event
Highlights
12
Being the Church Beyond
the Walls
“Understanding the Care for Others
through Outreach, Evangelism, and
Missional Work”
In This Issue:
01 A Note from the Bishop
02 Harriet Tubman Museum & Reconciliation Eucharist
Pictures and Overview of our May Event
04 Coming to the Table Guests from our Day of
Reconciliation give their thoughts on moving forward.
06 150 Challenge First stories from our Summer Challenge
07 Gathering Hope Harvest Festival 150th Anniversary
Event celebrating Hope
08 Looking Ahead Bishop San highlights more to come for
our 150th anniversary year.
10 Commemorative Booklet & 150th T-shirts Two ways you
can support our 150th Anniversary
12 Being the Church Beyond the Walls Our Missioner for
the Church Beyond the Walls unpacks her title
14 Images from Around the Diocese
16 My Road to Discernment Jim Kamihachi shares his story
17 Diocesan Events & Announcements
Cover Photo: The Right Rev. Santosh Marray presents the Rev.
Nancy Dennis with a copy of A New Zealand Prayer Book at the
Day of Reconciliation (see pages 2-3). Photographer: Jim Ritch
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND
Nine counties, 42 worshiping
communities, and more than
5,000 people engaged in living
out our call to welcome all, share
Jesus’ love, and serve the world.
BISHOP
The Rt. Rev. Santosh Marray
Welcome All
Share Jesus’ Love
Serve the World

A Note from the Bishop
(Thoughts shared are from across the Anglican Communion)
Reconciliation only happens
when everyone gets involved.
Reconciliation is a task for all.
Reconciliation is impossible to
define but it is understood in
stories. The story of Jesus’ life,
death and resurrection is itself a
story of reconciliation. Jesus broke
the barrier between God and
humanity and through the power of
the Holy Spirit we too are enabled
to break the walls that divide us,
one from another. Jesus’ victory
was confirmed by the coming of
the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and has
lived within the church through
history and around the world.
Reconciliation is therefore not an
interest area for some Christians –
it is the Gospel. It is not an action;
it is a way of being.
The writer of 2 Corinthians 5:17-
21 describes God unequivocally as
reconciliation, “…through Christ
God was reconciling the world
to himself…”. Despite this every
church, right from the time of the
writing of the New Testament, has
lived in conflict. While conflict
can be destructive, it can also be a
healthy sign of vitality. We find an
example of healthy conflict in the
church addressed in Philippians,
a letter to a healthy, functioning
church capable of handling conflict
and division in a way that enhanced
evangelism. Paul identifies the key
to be humility.
Paul calls the Philippians to imitate
Christ who gave up everything to
live as a slave and die on the cross
and who was brought to life as Lord
of all. This new way of being is both
individual and communal and a
starting point is allowing oneself
to receive hospitality. Churches are
comfortable offering hospitality,
but imitating Jesus means leaving
our comfort zone and becoming
a guest. It is as a guest that
we discover the world
of our companions. The
act of eating is essential
to us as we share
the Eucharist, but
we need to ensure
that our church
communities step out
into the world. We often seek to
offer hospitality and invite people
into our safe space.
It is when we become vulnerable
and step into their safe space that
we are able to hear those we often
ignore. In receiving hospitality, we
show respect and treat people as
Jesus did. It is authentic mission.
Listening processes that seek to
‘heal the wounds of history’ are
difficult and painful and require
facilitation. A great facilitator
will pay attention to all kinds
of power dynamics and enable
honest conversation. Along with
eating and speaking we need to
worship together. When there
is division between churches we
need to resist the temptation to
retreat into our safe space and risk
feeling uncomfortable together
in worship. We need to read the
scriptures together. Reading the
Bible with someone you disagree
with can be eye opening as you
may encounter new ways of seeing
the same reality; however, care
must be taken that the opinion of
one person does not overwhelm
the other and so processes such as
lectio are commended. The aim is
that Christ is Lord and one side
does not seek to win over another,
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Reconciliation - The Work Begins...
“So, if anyone is in Christ, there is
a new creation: everything old has
passed away; see, everything has
become new! All this is from God,
who reconciled us to himself through
Christ, and has given us the ministry
of reconciliation; that is, in Christ
God was reconciling the world to
himself, * not counting their trespasses
against them, and entrusting the
message of reconciliation to us.”
(2 Corinthians 5:17-19)
The 150th Anniversary of the
Diocese kicked off its list of events
on May 5th with a poignant and
memorable day at the Harriet
Tubman Underground Railroad
National Historical Park in Church
Hill.
Over 125 parishioners and guests
from around the Diocese and
beyond were treated to a 45 minute
guided tour by an outstanding
ranger, Angie Crenshaw, who gave
an introduction to Harriet Tubman
and her life.

At noon, we met together under
the park pavilion and celebrated
the Eucharist together. Our guest
preacher was The Rev. Nancy
Dennis, Pastor of St. Stephen’s
AME Church in Unionville. She
gave an outstanding sermon
that challenged us to better
understand the impact of slavery
today, and to acknowledge that
reconciliation is a process that
will take generations, not just a
one-day event.
Following the liturgy, we all
shared box lunches and then had
a deep time of discussion and
sharing together. This discussion
was led by members of the
Annapolis branch of Coming
to the Table, a national group
focused on reconciliation.
Our day ended with additional
time at the museum before
heading home.
We want to offer thanks to
everyone who came to the event,
everyone who supported the event
and especially to those members
of the 150 th Celebration Planning
Team who worked so hard to make
the event happen.
Photos Courtesy of Jim Ritch
www.disciplepix.com

Reconciliation by Coming to the Table
By Jane Carrigan and Lynda Davis, Co-facilitators of Coming to the Table, Annapolis
On May 5, members of the Annapolis branch
of Coming to the Table (CTTT) participated in
the Diocese of Easton’s Service of Repentance,
Reconciliation, and Holy Eucharist at the Harriet
Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic
Park Visitor Center in
Church Creek, MD.
Coming to the Table is
a national organization
whose mission is to
“provide leadership,
resources, and a
supportive environment
for all who wish to
acknowledge and heal
wounds from racism that
is rooted in the United
States’ history of slavery.”
CTTT was founded by
descendants of both
enslavers and enslaved
people in partnership
with the Center for
Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite
University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Inspired by
the vision of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who
said in his 1963 March on Washington speech
“I have a dream that one day on the red hills of
Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of
former slave owners will be able to sit together at
the table of brotherhood.” The vision of Coming
to the Table is “of a just and truthful society that
acknowledges and seeks to heal from the racial
“The approach...
involves four
interrelated practices:
facing and uncovering
history, making
connections, working
toward healing, and
taking action.”
wounds of the past—from slavery and the many
forms of racism it spawned.” The approach for
achieving this vision and mission involves four
interrelated practices: facing and uncovering
history, making connections, working toward
healing, and taking action.
At the Service of
Repentance, Reconciliation,
and Holy Eucharist, the
CTTT members read
an excerpt from James
Cone’s book The Cross
and the Lynching Tree and
then asked the audience
members to respond to
the following question:
“what would you need to
understand or have others
understand in order that
healing and reconciliation
can take place?” Bringing
people together to discuss
such questions based upon
their own personal experience is one way that
CTTT encourages people to achieve reconciliation,
a process that works toward acknowledging,
healing, and transforming historical wounds and
addressing systemic injustice.
CTTT also encourages people to take the following
steps to achieve reconciliation:
1. Face, uncover, and identify the harms of the
past and how their legacies can be corrected.

RECONCILIATION
A good place to start is with reading the
Transforming Historical Harms booklet by
David Anderson Hooker and Amy Potter
Czajkowski. This is available on CTTT’s
website http://comingtothetable.org under the
“Resources” and “Free Guides” tabs.
2. Make connections with others by listening
to their stories. One way to do this is to join
a multiracial group like CTTT. If you are
interested in starting a CTTT group in your
church or community, please go to CTTT’s
website and click on “Resources” and then
click on “Free Guides and Info on Starting a
Local Group.”
3. Work toward healing by embracing
compassion, courage, and discomfort over
shame, blame, guilt, fear, and comfort.
4. Consider making amends, atoning, and
exploring reparations. CTTT recently
published a Reparations Guide that you can
access on the website.
5. Join local groups in your community who are
working on current issues. Some examples are
the Talbot County Branch of the NAACP, the
Eastern Shore Network for Change (ESNC),
and Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Delmarva.
Imago Dei: Diversity Awareness Commission
An Invitation from Bishop San
The 150 th Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of
Easton held in February, 2018, tasked the bishop to
create a Commission on Racial Reconciliation.
As bishop, it is my feeling that the work of the
commission needs to be more comprehensive
and broad based in its mandate. Furthermore, the
issue of diversity awareness across the spectrum
of human sensibility needs to be addressed in an
intentional, reconciliatory and loving manner.
Diversity awareness is about expanding the tent
to go beyond racial reconciliation to include the
whole notion of our createdness in God. Each
of us is made in the image and likeness of God
(imago Dei) despite race, color, class, creed, gender
orientation, ability and disability, economic state in
life or nationality.
My theology on orthodoxy is that ever since
creation God has shown God’s self to be the God of
order and not chaos. In fact, God’s most impressive
and perfect creation is that of diversity. As such it is
my personal reflection and humble conviction and
noted by some renowned theologians that diversity
is orthodoxy.
It continues to be an ongoing challenge in small
dioceses including ours to populate committees
and commissions. This reality requires creative
thinking and an approach toward faithful
engagement of the work of mission and ministry.
It is my sincere belief that it is time for the
diocese to engage this work of diversity awareness
as a comprehensive subject inclusive of racial
reconciliation.
To this end, I am inviting interested and
knowledgeable individuals to volunteer their time
and talent to be members of this commission. If
you are interested please submit your name to your
parish or call Lynn Anstatt at Bray House 410-822-
1919 or email lynn@dioceseofeaston.org.
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LOVE
“Beloved, since God loved us so
much, we also ought to love one
another. 12 No one has ever seen
God; if we love one another, God
lives in us, and his love is perfected
in us.”
(1 John 4:11-12)
The parish-level call of
the Sesquicentennial is in
full swing with “The 150
Challenge”. Every Parish
in the Diocese, every youth
group or small group, or
anyone who chooses is
invited to develop an act of
outreach in love for their
local community involving
150 of something.
The Kids in
Action team from
St. Michaels
opened up
their LOVE
lemonade stand
to raise $150
for their chosen
charity, Talbot
Humane Society.
#DioEastonLove
Share your stories as they unfold
on Facebook/Instagram using #DioEastonLove
or email your story to loretta@dioceseofeaston.org
150 Card Challenge
Story courtesy of Nancy Linck
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The people of Salisbury and
beyond took up their pens to
make the last months of Jose
Grover’s life a little brighter --
showing love in the same way he
shared it. Each year, Jose had a
reputation for sharing Christmas
cards with EVERYONE in his
life, and so the call was sent out
for 150 cards for Jose. Here is a
quote from his family dated May
16th...
“[We] would like to
thank you for your
funny, loving and
gracious cards sent to
Jose Grover since his
diagnosis of a brain
tumor on 3/5/2018.
To date, we have received
186 cards from as far away as
Munich, Germany (Shorebirds
fan) to family around the
country...
Every day we lived in suspense
as to how many cards would
arrive. Then, every night we
would read the new cards and
place them on the walls. There
were games, sympathy cards,
Happy Birthday cards, Merry
Christmas cards, homemade
cards, daily cards from the same
people, weekly cards from the
same people, cards with themes,
cards with stories, cards from
total strangers, cards with jokes...
all honoring Jose’s generosity
of time, talent and spirit. They
spoke of Jose’s cooking skills
for Advent & Lent Mexican
soups, dining monthly at all
the local restaurants with
Barrie Smith, attending all
the Shorebirds games with his
friends, or acolyting at St. Alban’s
Episcopal.” #DioEastonLove
JOSE ANGEL GROVER entered
heaven on Thursday, May 10,
2018 at 11:15 pm. He left this
world calmly and gently into his
own “Good Night”.

HOPE
The next big event in the 150th Year of Celebration is the Gathering
Hope Harvest Festival at Camp Wright on October 27th. We are
looking for volunteers, youth and adults, to help on event day. If you
or your group would like to volunteer a few hours please send names
and contact information to joanne@dioceseofeaston.org.
“Hope does not disappoint us, because God’s
love has been poured into our hearts through
the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”
(Romans 5:5)
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Looking Ahead
From the Desk of the Bishop
at Our 150 th Anniversary Itinerary
Diocesan Convention 2019
Diocesan Convention 2019 is scheduled for March
1-3, 2019, under the theme: “Grace Upon Grace-
Reconciliation, Love & Hope” (John 1: 16).
Convention will be organized as such:
• Friday, March 1: Business Session
• Saturday, March 2: Diocesan-wide Discipleship
& Evangelism Conference
• Saturday, March 2: 150th Anniversary
Honorees Gala Banquet
• Sunday, March 3: Closing Eucharist with the
Presiding Bishop, The Most Reverend Michael
B. Curry & The Reverend Gay Clarke Jennings,
President, House of Deputies, The Episcopal
Church, in attendance.
The Saturday conference is open to all
Episcopalians and supporters of the church. It is
free of cost except for a small contribution toward
meals for the day.
On Sunday, all congregations in the diocese will
gather at the Hyatt Hotel, Cambridge, to celebrate
together in one Diocesan Eucharist at 11:00 a.m.
Look for more information in the Fall.
150 th Honorees Gala Banquet
The diocese is planning on honoring members
of the diocesan family for long, dedicated and
faithful service to the diocese. A sub-committee
of Diocesan Council has been tasked with the
responsibility of collecting and reviewing names
from across the diocese. Rectors/Priests-in-Charge/
Vicars and vestries are invited to begin considering
individuals in their parishes who may be deserving
of this honor. The committee will soon meet to
develop the criteria that will be followed to arrive
at the final list. Members of the sub-committee are
Mr. Tom Schuster (Chair), Susan Beyda, Philip
Tilghman, John Schaeffer and Sandy Wrightson.
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150th Anniversary
Gracious God, through the movement of your Holy Spirit, you have
brought forth our Church, the Diocese of Easton, on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland. Strengthen us as an inviting and welcoming faith community
transformed by the love, hospitality and reconciling truth of Jesus. Receive
our worship, praise and thanksgiving; nurture and sustain our life in faith,
and help us to be a grateful people of your grace upon grace; through your
Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!
150 th Anniversary Collect
Parishes are reminded to use the 150 th Anniversary
Collect at Sunday Worship. It is part of our
common prayer as a diocesan family for the Year
of Observance. The version used is seen above
and can also be found on our website at www.
dioceseofeaston.org/150.
Bishop Henry C. Lay Institute
The diocese is launching the Bishop Henry C. Lay
Institute for Leadership and Ministry Formation.
Under the theme, ‘Discipleship Formation…
Equipping the Saints…’ (John 13:35; Ephesians 4:12)
the institute will serve to encourage and enhance
the process of diocesan-wide education and
formation.
The main focus of the institute will be to formalize,
strengthen and support educational initiatives
that are already in use by the various parishes.
Additionally, it will offer new diocesan-wide
formation programs that also contribute to the
mission and well-being of the diocesan family.
The official launch of the Bishop Henry C. Lay
Institute for Leadership and Ministry Formation is
scheduled for Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
Bishop Henry Champlain Lay was born on
December 6, 1823 in Richmond, Virginia and died
on September 17, 1885 at the age of 62. He was
buried in Spring Hill Cemetery, 123 North Street,
Easton. Prior to his election as the first Bishop
of Easton he was Missionary Bishop of Arkansas
consecrated on October 23, 1859 and translated
Bishop of Easton on April 1, 1869. He was Bishop
of Easton for 16 years.
Diocesan Heritage Month and Founders’ Day
The month of October was designated some years
ago, Diocesan Heritage Month. As part of this
year’s observance we will be commemorating
Founders’ Day on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at
10:00 a.m. On this day everyone is invited, clergy
and laity, to gather at the tomb of Bishop Lay for
a Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving.
Recalling and praying for the bishops, clergy
and lay saints whose labor of love, faithfulness,
sacrifice, commitment and dedication left us this
godly heritage and enduring legacy -- the Diocese
of Easton.
In addition, the bishop is encouraging every
parish to designate one Sunday of its choosing
in October to be Diocesan Heritage Sunday. The
intention being to have every parish celebrate
and give thanks for the many blessings received
over the 150 years of our establishment. Churches
may also choose to use the month to highlight
and discuss what it means to be a diocesan family
and the parish’s role in promoting collaborative
and meaningful community formation initiatives.
We invite parishes to then share these thoughts
and ideas with the diocese, including their hopes,
vision and dreams for the diocese going forward.
Importantly, how may we as a diocesan family
draw closer and live intentionally into the mission
and vision of God for the church on the Eastern
shore of Maryland.?
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150th Anniversary
COMMEMORATIVE EDITION
A Commemorative Edition highlighting the 38
parishes, Camp Wright and Retreat House is in the
developmental phase. Each parish will be given a
complimentary 2-page spread, highlighting their
story of “grace upon grace”. This is a tangible way
of preserving history that at the same time will
inform our future as a vibrant community of faith.
Hopefully, in years to come, new generations will
peruse the commemorative edition and have a
glimpse of their own legacy and of the pioneers
responsible for this chapter in our history.
In addition, the Commemorative Edition
Committee is inviting sponsorship by way of
advertisements from members, parishes or
businesses interested in being a part of the story.
We hope you will consider adding your name,
photo, family portrait, business interest or other
submission in support this very important
initiative. The advertisements will serve to offset
the cost of printing.
Parishes are also encouraged to take up a retiring
collection at the end of every Sunday service in the
month of October, Diocesan Heritage Month, as a
donation toward financially supporting the work.
The Commemorative Edition will also include the
Liturgy of Worship for the closing Eucharist with
the Right Reverend Michael B. Curry, Presiding
Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church,
on March 3, 2019, Hyatt Hotel, Cambridge. The
booklet will be distributed at the closing service in
March.
AD ORDER INFORMATION
Orders with payment are due by October 1 st , 2018.
Payments can be made via check (mailed) or
credit card (call our office). Email ads to joanne@
dioceseofeaston.org by October 1 st , 2018.
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A SEA OF RECONCILIATION, HOPE, & LOVE
We are encouraging everyone to wear their 150th anniversary t-shirts to the Closing Eucharist of the 2019
Convention. What a cool image to have us all standing together - a sea of people united by Jesus’ call of
reconciliation, hope, and love. Clergy, including Bishop Michael Curry, will have stoles to match.
Yellow Hope
Short Sleeved T-shirt
$15
Blue Reconciliation
Short Sleeved T-shirt
$15
Red Love Short-
Sleeved T-shirt
$15
White 150th Short-
Sleeved T-shirt
$15
White 150th Long
Sleeved T-shirt
$25
Sizes: Small to 3X
Payments can be made
via check (mailed) or
credit card (call our
office). Please include
the mailing address
where you would like the
shirts mailed at the time
of payment. You may
also pick up your shirts
from the Bray House in
Easton.
White shirts also available in short sleeve.
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Being the Church Beyond the Walls:
Understanding the Care for Others through Outreach, Evangelism, and Missional Work
The Rev. Dr. Barbara Anne Fisher, Missioner:
Church Beyond the Walls, Diocese of Easton
In the 21 st chapter of the Gospel
of John we find Jesus asking
three times if Peter loves him.
Each time Peter responds, Jesus
uses the image of a herder/
shepherd in issuing Peter a call
to care for the people. While so
much focus is given to the triple
questioning being Jesus’ way of
forgiving Peter his three denials,
I believe the deeper meaning is
in recognizing Jesus’ challenge to
Peter to truly comprehend that
he is being called to minister
to all people – a new concept
for that time and culture. In
the subtle nuances of the Greek
language between “pasturing
my lambs,” “tending my sheep,”
and “pasturing my sheep/cattle,”
we can see the call to the three
different ministries of outreach,
evangelism, and missional
work. As a missioner, I believe
it provides an understanding of
what it means to live into the
fullness of “being the Church
beyond the walls:”
OUTREACH: Pasturing the
lambs of God (John 21: 15)
When we are called to pasture
the lambs, we are called to a
ministry of meeting a need
that we have recognized in our
surrounding community-atlarge.
It is having the heart to see
the vulnerability of those in need
and to provide for their care. As
was discussed at the Convention
workshop, providing backpacks
to children at the beginning
of school is an example of the
ministry of outreach.
EVANGELISM: Tending the
sheep of God (John 21: 16)
The call in the Greek nuances is
that of a pastoral-care ministry.
It is to provide a deeper
understanding of God’s love and
presence within the world, and
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The Food Ministry of St. Andrew’s in
Hurlock serves close to 150 families
(600 people) each week.

to directly connect that which we
do with God’s message. To move
from a ministry of outreach to
that of evangelism, would be to
provide the backpacks and add
the message that such has been
provided through God’s love.
MISSIONAL WORK: Pasturing
the sheep/cattle of God (John
21:17) The nuances of this
phrase deepen the call to move
beyond providing a backpack
for those in need or sharing the
“good news” of God’s love. It is
a call to a continual involvement
of nourishing and caring for the
whole person – that of physical,
social, and spiritual needs. The
terminology here expands the
care beyond just the “sheep of
God” – beyond those whom we
have a tendency to recognize
as our community-at-large. It
is the call to walk alongside the
“all” – those not “seen” by us or
who live on the margins of what
we have deemed acceptable. It
is responding to the “cries from
the wilderness” and asking
how one can help – to be the
heart, hands, and face of Jesus
in the midst of the pain. It is
also seeing, in the midst of the
pain, the heart and face of Jesus
looking back at you. It is not just
providing a backpack and a “God
loves you,” but it is developing a
relationship of mutual respect and
understanding.
When we honestly ask
ourselves which persons
in our lives mean the
most to us, we often
find that it is those who,
instead of giving advice,
solutions, or cures, have
chosen rather to share
our pain and touch our
wounds with a warm
and tender hand.
- Henri Nouwen -
Out of Solitude
The workshop presented by
the Rev. Dr. Barbara Anne
Fisher at the 150 th Diocesan
Convention was intended
to provide a foundation by
which to move forward in
opening the doors of our
parishes and broadening our
scope as a diocese known for
being the “Church Beyond the
Walls.” Between now and the
151 st Diocesan Convention,
there will be a variety of
opportunities at parish, cluster, and convocation levels to further envision outreach, evangelism, and
missional work. Through the development of these opportunities, the groundwork is being laid for
the Saturday evangelism conference, “Ignite: Loving through discipleship and evangelism,” to be held
on Saturday, May 2nd during the 151 st Convention. Guest speakers include the Rev. Jay Sidebotham,
Director of RenewalWork and the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellars, Canon to the Presiding Bishop for
Evangelism, Reconciliation and Stewardship of Creation.
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DIOCESAN SNAPShOTS
Bishop Marray visited the Food Ministry
at St. Andrew’s Church, Hurlock, where
150 families (approx. 600 people) receive
food items every week. The transforming
love of Jesus abounds through the
remarkable gift of this ministry.
The Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Hartman, rector
of St. Mary Anne’s in North East from
1990-2013, is now “Rector Emeritus” of
the parish. Bishop San and Father John
Schaeffer, along with the parish, bestowed
this title on Father Sam during the Bishop’s
visit on Sunday, June 10.
Clergy from around the Diocese met for
the second annual clergy conference at the
Bishop Claggett Center in Adamstown,
MD. The guest speaker was Jay
Sidebotham, Director of RenewalWorks,
cartoonist, and Rector at St. James Parish
in Wilmington, NC. Jay will also be
joining us a keynote at the 2019 Diocesan
Convention.
The ministry is served by parishioners and
other volunteers (with oversight from the
Rev. Brian Glancey, Vicar) and operates
through the generosity of kind and caring
donors at a cost of about $150/week.
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The Diocese is in full support of this small
but big-hearted congregation and their
essential food ministry. If you would like
to add your support, please contact St.
Andrew’s office. Additionally, checks may
be sent to St. Andrew’s Church, 303 Main
Street/P.O. Box 152, Hurlock, MD 21643,
in the memo line indicate Food Ministry.

The Rev. Deacon Reese Rickards, in
recognition for his outstanding service to
the Diocese, was recently honored with the
title of Archdeacon Emeritus by Bishop
Santosh at a special farewell funtion at St.
Alban’s Salisbury.
The Diocese announced Julia Connelly
Zahn as the next Director of Camp Wright
and officially welcomed her during a
Eucharist and celebration on Saturday May
12th in Camp’s outdoor chapel. Members
of the board, staff, parents, and campers,
along with the Bishop, all presented Julia
with fun gifts to “prepare her” for her time
at camp.
Bishop Marray will be presiding at the
traditional 10am Green Hill Sunday
worship service on August 26 at the 1733
Green Hill Church in Wicomico County,
with a picnic to follow. Organized by the
Green Hill Church Committee. All are
welcome.
Julia had been serving in the role of
Interim Director for the camp since
November, 2016 and had previously
served as Associate Director from 2005 to
2014.
Reese and his wife Jean will soon be
moving back to Chicago to be closer to
their children, but will remain in the
hearts of everyone in the Diocese who
had the pleasure of knowing him and his
signature baritone voice.
15

My Road to Discernment
By James D. Kamihachi
Member of St. Mary Anne’s Northeast
No one is more surprised than I am to hear a call
to be a vocational deacon. I come to discernment
with the view that if we are to be with God, then
we must be in unity with all that God has created.
What does that mean to me? If God made the
universe and each and every creature, and if we
are called to love God and our neighbors, then it is
our duty to look for the image of God in everyone
and everything. We are to look for the goodness of
God everywhere with gratitude.
That is not to say there is no is evil in the world or
that adherence to Biblical law is unimportant. But
looking for sin and evil can blind us to the good.
It encourages us to label people and distracts us
from loving our neighbors – particularly the downand-out.
This person is better than that one. We
are saved, not those other guys. Jesus was clear;
passing judgment is not our job. Our job is to salve
people’s wounds and bruises and to listen with
open and empathic hearts.
Like all Christians, vocational deacons are servants
and are the Church’s physical presence in the
outside world, but they also have responsibilities
to interpret for the Church and the laity the needs,
hopes, and concerns of the world; to inspire action;
and to do important ministry themselves. Despite
past practice vocational deacons are not meant to
be, in essence, priests without seminary degrees.
I spent the last nine years learning about the
disease of addiction, its impact on families, and
successful approaches to recovery. The American
Medical Association first classified addiction as
a disease in 1956. During the ensuing 60 years,
Episcopalians often acted as though addiction
wasn’t a problem. They joked about drinking and
took for granted that church-sponsored events
served alcohol. They did this even though 43
percent of adults have been exposed to alcoholism
in the family 1 and 46 percent of Americans have
a family member or a close friend who’s been
addicted to drugs. 2 It’s probable that diocesan
churches with, say, more than 50 members, have
at least six alcohol and/or drug abusers in the
congregation, and those with 100 have at least a
dozen.
I could, of course, pursue a ministry in addiction
and recovery without being ordained, but I
feel called to be an agent for change within the
Episcopal Church. I believe that ordination would
make me a more effective advocate for the needs of
addicts and those in recovery within the Church.
I want to show addicts and those in recovery the
redemptive power of love and how faith – whether
it be Christian or non-Christian – can pull them
through hard times.
1 Charlotte A. Schoenborn, Exposure to
Alcoholism in the Family: United States, 1988,
Advance Data From Vital and Health Statistics of
the National Center for Health Statistics, Number
205, September 30, 1991.
2 Pew Research Center, survey conducted
August 15-21, 2017.
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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Fundamental Role of Bishop
The episcopate is a single whole, in which
each bishop’s share gives a right to, and a
responsibility for, the whole. So is the Church a
single whole, though she spreads far and wide
into a multitude of churches as her fertility
increases. We may compare the sun, many
rays but one light, or a tree, many branches but
one firmly rooted trunk. When many streams
flow from one spring, although the bountiful
supply of water welling out has the appearance
of plurality, unity is preserved in the source.
Pluck a ray from the body of the sun, and its
unity allows no division of the light. Break a
branch from the tree, and when it is broken
off it will not bud. Cut a stream off from its
spring, and when it is cut off it dries up. In the
same way the Church, bathed in the light of the
Lord, spreads her rays throughout the world,
yet the light everywhere diffused is one light
and the unity of the body is not broken. In the
abundance of the Church’s plenty she stretches
her branches over the whole earth, far and
wide she pours her generously flowing streams.
Yet there is one head, one source, one mother
boundlessly fruitful. Of her womb are we born,
by her milk we are nourished, by her breath
we are quickened. (St. Cyprian, Bishop and
Martyr of Carthage 258)
And so, it is particularly incumbent upon those of
us who preside over the Church as bishops to be
champions of this unity and to firmly uphold the
Church as a single whole. We model this in the
episcopate, itself one and undivided.
NOTABLE DATES
July 29-August 3
NIAGARA MISSION TRIP
Fifty-seven youth and adults from around the Diocese
will head to New York to partner with local organizations
and Youthworks for a week-long mission.
October 9th
FOUNDERS DAY
All are invited to gather at the tomb of Bishop Lay for a
Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving.
October 27th
HOPEFEST
Gathering Hope Harvest Festival at Camp Wright - the
next big event of our 150th Anniversary Celebration.
October 30th
ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE
Anyone involved in the administration of our churches,
whether volunteer, lay staff, or clergy are invited to a day
for networking, training, and a little pampering. You
deserve it!
March 1st, 2019
DIOCESAN CONVENTION
The annual meeting of the Diocese of Easton including
elections and voting.
March 2nd, 2019
IGNITE CONFERENCE @ CONVENTION
Join us for a day of renewal and learn more about loving
through discipleship as it informs evangelism.
March 3rd, 2019
BISHOP CURRY @ CONVENTION
The whole Diocese together for worship at 11:00AM
with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
The Bray House (Offices of the Bishop) will be closed on
Friday afternoons during the summer and on the following
days: 7/4 & 9/2.
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To All Our Campers and Staffers:
HAVE FUN & CAMP WRIGHT!