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Investiture of a Nun and the Founding of a New Anglican Order in Montross, VA
Category: Other - 03 / 24 / 2009
Anglican Church of Virginia
Diocesan Office
582 Simons Way
Front Royal, VA 22630
News Release - For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
For more information: 1.540.635.5521
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http://www.theanglicanchurch.net
Investiture of a Nun and the Founding of a New Anglican Order, Sisters of Compassion, to take place in Montross, Virginia
Holy Redeemer Anglican Church will be the site of an historic first in modern times as Sister Victoria Payne of San Antonio, Texas, will be veiled Sister Mary Magdalene, taking the name of the saint who was among the first followers of Jesus Christ. The Rev. Dr. Ralph Gardiner, a well-known traditional Anglican priest, will present the candidate for veiling and consecration before the Rt. Rev. Larry W. Johnson, Bishop of the Anglican Church of Virginia. Dr. Gardiner serves as the Archdeacon of the Anglican Church of Virginia and Rector of Holy Redeemer. The Service will take place at 11 am, Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Grant Church where the congregation of Holy Redeemer currently meets.
Following the veiling of Sister Mary Magdalene, the Rt. Rev. Johnson of Virginia will found the Order of the Community of Compassion, the first for the Anglican Church of Virginia and perhaps the first in the history of Virginia since the Church’s establishment at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. The Community of Compassion will offer the opportunity of service for women who are called by God to religious life. As there are no residential facilities at this time, these women will live “out of community†in their own homes. Bishop Johnson looks forward to Sisters of Compassion communities in dioceses throughout the world as traditional bishops found branches in their states and countries.
Sister Mary Magdalene will be Prioress of the Community of Compassion and will be commissioned to lead the Sisters of Compassion and serve as the Rt. Rev. Mother Mary Magdalene, Guardian. Presently she is a nurse of severely impaired in San Antonio and will continue in this vocation. She served for fifteen years as a missionary in various countries abroad providing health care and teaching Christianity. In her work as a missionary, she was a team leader, trainer, and counselor to other missionaries. She has received the highest recommendations from well-known missionaries Doctors Lee and Lila Bruckner, both who have served in Middle East countries. Dr. Lee Bruckner has taught at Oxford in England and both serve on various boards of missionary organizations. Sister Victoria’s parents live in San Antonio and her father is retired from the United States Air Force.
The Anglican Church of Virginia was founded in 2001 in Front Royal Virginia to continue the traditional Anglican Faith as passed down by the Anglican fathers of the Church of England. It believes in the inerrant Word of the Holy Bible and the historic values of life and the traditional teachings of God. Since its founding, the Virginia Church is serving as a beacon of hope to conservative Anglicans in Virginia and around the world.
In 2005 bishops meeting in Mexico City declared Virginia as the new Holy See of the continuing Anglican Faith. More than twenty provinces have come into communion with the Anglican Church of Virginia and now number more than 800,000 Anglicans in countries like Colombia, India, Solomon Islands, Haiti, Australia, England, Canada, Brazil, Philippines and five provinces in the United States. The new worldwide Virginia Communion is the headquarters of the Anglican Church International Communion which is in communion with neither the Episcopal Church of the US nor the Church of England. For more information, you may visit http://www.theanglicanchurch.net. The Rt. Rev. Larry W. Johnson was selected to serve as the Archbishop of all International Provinces at the College of Bishops’ Synod held in Jamestown in 2007. He is the Bishop of the Anglican Church of Virginia, and lives with his wife, Sondra, in Front Royal, VA.
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Diocesan Office
582 Simons Way
Front Royal, VA 22630
News Release - For Immediate Release
March 24, 2009
For more information: 1.540.635.5521
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
http://www.theanglicanchurch.net
Investiture of a Nun and the Founding of a New Anglican Order, Sisters of Compassion, to take place in Montross, Virginia
Holy Redeemer Anglican Church will be the site of an historic first in modern times as Sister Victoria Payne of San Antonio, Texas, will be veiled Sister Mary Magdalene, taking the name of the saint who was among the first followers of Jesus Christ. The Rev. Dr. Ralph Gardiner, a well-known traditional Anglican priest, will present the candidate for veiling and consecration before the Rt. Rev. Larry W. Johnson, Bishop of the Anglican Church of Virginia. Dr. Gardiner serves as the Archdeacon of the Anglican Church of Virginia and Rector of Holy Redeemer. The Service will take place at 11 am, Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Grant Church where the congregation of Holy Redeemer currently meets.
Following the veiling of Sister Mary Magdalene, the Rt. Rev. Johnson of Virginia will found the Order of the Community of Compassion, the first for the Anglican Church of Virginia and perhaps the first in the history of Virginia since the Church’s establishment at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. The Community of Compassion will offer the opportunity of service for women who are called by God to religious life. As there are no residential facilities at this time, these women will live “out of community†in their own homes. Bishop Johnson looks forward to Sisters of Compassion communities in dioceses throughout the world as traditional bishops found branches in their states and countries.
Sister Mary Magdalene will be Prioress of the Community of Compassion and will be commissioned to lead the Sisters of Compassion and serve as the Rt. Rev. Mother Mary Magdalene, Guardian. Presently she is a nurse of severely impaired in San Antonio and will continue in this vocation. She served for fifteen years as a missionary in various countries abroad providing health care and teaching Christianity. In her work as a missionary, she was a team leader, trainer, and counselor to other missionaries. She has received the highest recommendations from well-known missionaries Doctors Lee and Lila Bruckner, both who have served in Middle East countries. Dr. Lee Bruckner has taught at Oxford in England and both serve on various boards of missionary organizations. Sister Victoria’s parents live in San Antonio and her father is retired from the United States Air Force.
The Anglican Church of Virginia was founded in 2001 in Front Royal Virginia to continue the traditional Anglican Faith as passed down by the Anglican fathers of the Church of England. It believes in the inerrant Word of the Holy Bible and the historic values of life and the traditional teachings of God. Since its founding, the Virginia Church is serving as a beacon of hope to conservative Anglicans in Virginia and around the world.
In 2005 bishops meeting in Mexico City declared Virginia as the new Holy See of the continuing Anglican Faith. More than twenty provinces have come into communion with the Anglican Church of Virginia and now number more than 800,000 Anglicans in countries like Colombia, India, Solomon Islands, Haiti, Australia, England, Canada, Brazil, Philippines and five provinces in the United States. The new worldwide Virginia Communion is the headquarters of the Anglican Church International Communion which is in communion with neither the Episcopal Church of the US nor the Church of England. For more information, you may visit http://www.theanglicanchurch.net. The Rt. Rev. Larry W. Johnson was selected to serve as the Archbishop of all International Provinces at the College of Bishops’ Synod held in Jamestown in 2007. He is the Bishop of the Anglican Church of Virginia, and lives with his wife, Sondra, in Front Royal, VA.
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