Tomorrow, February 1, Holy Cross Church Episcopal will welcome our Bishop, The Rt. Rev. C. Franklin Brookhart. His presence among us signifies the unity of the Church, but for Holy Cross his presence is even more special than that.
Bishop Brookhart is the Pastor of Holy Cross, and I am his Vicar. That is, since the Bishop cannot be present at every worship service, he selects a priest to stand in for him vicariously. That would be me.
Tomorrow Bishop Brookhart will confirm a previously-baptized person and also receive another person into the Episcopal Church from the Roman Catholic tradition. Only a Bishop is authorized to do these two things. If there were a baptismal candidate, the Bishop would baptize that person, although I am authorized to do so in the Bishop's absence.
If you have never attended an Episcopal worship service presided over by a Bishop, you are in for a treat. Please come and join us for joyful worship.
In peace,
Linda+
The Rev. Linda McCloud
Vicar, Holy Cross Church Episcopal
Billings, Montana
406-208-7314
http://www.holycrosschurchbillings.org/
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