Charismatic Episcopal Church – CEC

MALVERNE, NY - The Holy Season of Christmas is when we recall and participate in the coming of the Christ Child. God comes into the midst of the darkness of our world with the message of hope and eternal life for all who will believe and receive Him.

Each of us will join the Church around the world and mark this day with the Celebration of the Eucharist - the Real Presence of Christ with us. These celebrations will be held in the vast splendor of Cathedrals with pomp and circumstance to small village churches in remote rural areas. Whatever the trappings and surroundings the joy is in the truth of His presence.

So much has been said about Christmas that there really is nothing new to be said. But then nothing new needs to be said. The message of hope and joy found in the voice of angels, shepherds, wise men, and the Virgin are enough to let us know that even in the darkness of our today there is hope and joy to be found.

Today the work of the Christ Child continues. It continues as men and women hear the Gospel preached, and by grace, come to a living knowledge of Christ and receive His forgiveness. It continues as we gather around His Table and receive Him in Bread and Wine. It continues as we go into the world and find Him among the least among us and wash His feet.
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MALVERNE, NY - The Cathedral Church of the Intercessor in Malverne New York has just released a new CD entitled ‘The Best of Intercessor Choir’. It is a compilation of 15 of their most popular songs from their five previous recordings. There is an additional bonus track of a brand new original song by Intercessor’s own Paul Ammendola and Mark Phillips.

The CD can be downloaded on Itunes or a hard copy can be purchased at www.intercessorchurch.com for $15 plus shipping.

SHARPSBURG, GA - A Commendation Award was presented to Bishop David Epps (diocese of the Mid-South, and rector of the Cathedral of Christ the King, Sharpsburg, GA) and a number of other individuals recently by the Coweta County Commission on Veteran’s Affairs in Coweta County, GA. The awards were presented on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War and coincided with the visit on the “Wall that Heals”, a half size version of the Vietnam War Memorial, to Newnan, GA. Epps presented the invocation at the wreath laying ceremony, was presented at a number of other events, and served as a part of the motorcycle escort for the Wall. Epps was a Vietnam-era veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps.

BUENA VISTA, COLORADO, USA - Because of their experience as public speakers, military chaplains are often invited to speak to civilian community organizations on topics that may or may not be specifically religious in nature. This can provide a valuable opportunity to support military members and families in important ways that are outside of the stereotypical boundaries of chaplaincy ministry.

Chaplain (MAJ) Jonathan Landon, a CEC priest and US Army chaplain, was invited to speak at a banquet at American Legion Post 55 in Buena Vista, Colorado as part of the community’s Veterans’ Day observance. Fr. Landon reviewed some of the characteristics that veterans and families leaving the military today share with veterans of past conflicts. He also explained some ways that changes in the nature of warfare and military service create both concerns and special capabilities that are different from those experienced by veterans in the past. Finally, Fr. Landon explained some ways that veterans of past conflicts can help today’s veterans to integrate their unique skills and experiences into serving the community and nation, when their military service is done.

The American Legion Post opened the event with a brief ceremony. Although Fr. Landon had not participated in writing or presenting that ceremony, he observed that several themes of the opening ceremony were reflected in his message. Fr. Landon shared with the group that such seeming coincidences indicated that – even though he had not come to deliver a religious message – God had indeed called him to that time and place with that message about today’s veterans and their families.

The veterans and family members at the banquet received the presentation with great enthusiasm. Several participants approached Fr. Landon to say that they had perceived some of the unique characteristics of today’s military veterans and were very glad to understand some of the reasons for those differences. One veteran particularly shared that the message had “touched some nerves [he] hadn’t thought about in years” and brought some healing to experiences from his own military service.

Chaplain Landon has served over 27 years in the US Army and Army Reserve. He has completed two combat deployments: in Mosul, Iraq, and Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Chaplain Landon is currently stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, where he serves as Command Chaplain of the 10th Combat Support Hospital. He is also Archdeacon for the Armed Forces and Federal Chaplaincies. CEC chaplains in the United States military services, Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and federal prisons serve under the episcopal oversight of the Primate, Charismatic Episcopal Church of North America.

KINGSTON, New Hampshire, USA — Trinity Church takes a second collection every Sunday for work outside parish boundaries. One of the ministries aided in 2011 has been The Gideons.

The Gideons are best known for placing Bibles in hotel rooms. Story after story has come into Gideons headquarters of despondent travelers about ready to commit suicide, or businessmen far from home about to succumb to sexual temptation, until they “just happened” to open the drawer of their night stand, see a Bible, start reading it, and turn to or turn back to the Lord.

Beyond their work in placing Bibles in hotel rooms, The Gideons distribute Bibles in numbers of contexts, basically wherever they’re allowed to.

This past July a speaker came to Trinity Church to share some of these testimonies. On November 13, Trinity’s rector, the Rev. Canon Dr. Mark A. Pearson, presented to Chuck Young a check for $563.57. Chuck, besides being an altar server and lay Eucharistic minister, is also a Gideon.

“For a small church, Trinity does exceedingly well in helping God’s work outside its own immediate area,” Canon Pearson notes. Besides the Gideons, in 2011 Trinity has been receiving “second collections” for disaster work around the world, the local Pregnancy Care Center (pro life work), and area food banks, as well as for various C.E.C. projects.