Missioner Fall 2019

STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
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the free choice to do so has been an integral part
of my formation. I actually consider it evidence of
God’s providence in my life. The pieces fell in place
seamlessly. I graduated from university in May 2017,
got married a month later, and, two months later,
moved with my new wife to Nashotah. This calling
has been a series of listening to the affirmation of the
Church and going as I feel sent by God.
In the last two years I have received invaluable
perspective on the Church as a whole. Crossing
jurisdictional lines, the common denominator is always
Jesus Christ. This is the heart of my formation and will
continue to serve as grounding for my future ministry
as a parish priest. Deo gratias ad Nashotah.
As I have begun to settle into Nashotah House, I’ve
realized much – not only about my call, but also
about my character and how they might be mutually
informative and beneficial. The Lord is currently putting
me through a spiritual boot camp, as our constant
responsibilities, as well as our academic course work,
have brought me to a place of deep humility. This call
from God to the priesthood has put me on the path
to being a better Christian and a better teacher. By
reforming my character, with the help of God’s grace,
I am beginning to understand more each day what it
will take to be a priest and possibly a teacher within an
Episcopal school. In all of these things, I do so for the
glory and honor of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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DANTE' ANGLIN
MDIV ‘22
Three years ago, I
was an undergraduate
preparing to become
a teacher, yet thanks
to a number of my
professors who were
Anglican, a supportive
parish, and ultimately,
the will of God, through
the Holy Spirit, I am
now here. I believe God
has called me here not
only to serve as a priest
in his church, but also
to advance private,
Christian education.
After teaching in a
private Catholic school, and after much prayer, it’s
clear that the Lord is calling me to be a bi-vocational
priest within the Episcopal Church. The Episcopal
Church has a wonderful school system in this country;
moreover, I believe that it could do so much to forward
the kingdom of God by providing Christian-centered
education to all who avail themselves of it.
THE MISSIONER
JULIA HENDRIX
MDIV ‘21
For much of my life, I struggled with the parable of the
rich lawyer as found in Mark 10:17-21. From the time
I was a teenager, I had always felt a calling to follow
God as a priest. In the 1970s, my options were limited
– women were not allowed to be ordained, not even
able to serve as acolytes in the Diocese of Fond du
Lac. Even so, I was determined to follow this call.
So, I approached the Sisters of the Holy Nativity to
become a nun. I was told to wait, attend college. So I
went off to college, got married, became a lawyer, and
had children.
As my life progressed, I tried to follow this call
through my career. I felt that if I couldn’t be a priest,
perhaps I could serve God in other ways. I became
a lawyer who served the poor, particularly women
and prisoners dying of HIV/AIDS. And then later
on, when my husband and I were living overseas, I
became a teacher to children and adults in extremely
impoverished countries.
Nevertheless, my career seemed to be dancing
around the call that persisted: no matter what I did
professionally, I never seemed to be answering the call
quite right. The passage in Mark felt like a thorn in my
side. I knew I was called, but I thought perhaps this
passage meant that I should be doing more for those