BREAKING: Retired Bishop Kelshaw Received into Anglican Province of Uganda

Goodness, the exodus continues. If this continues, sooner or later the supply of orthodox bishops will run out. I am not certain if that is a good or a bad thing. Part of me wants to say about the Episcopal Church, “Away with it!” The greater part is still mourning. Some small part has yet to give up hope.

More bad metaphors and even similes here

I have therefore requested and been received into the Province of the Church of Uganda

I would love to know what he said before the “therefore” in his letter to the PB.

Wasn’t it Kelshaw got into (or nearly got into) a fist fight with Spong at a House of Bishops meeting 15 years ago?

No, I think that was +McAlister, Ordinary of DIoOK.  It was at GC01, in Phoenix, where the HOB shut down and went into “executive session” for a couple of days, so that there were no civilians to witness the murders that seemed imminent.

I think that partisans on each sides restrained them from actual physical contact.

That’s Phoenix, GC _’91_, of course. The year of all the “Christopher Columbus was a fink” resolutions.

If I am not mistaken, this means that DioRioGrande has no living ECUSA bishops.  I believe that +Kelshaw’s immediate predecessor, +Trelease, died within the last couple of years.

Imagine the possibilities if they had elected Martyn Minns rather than Jeffrey Steenson.  If that had happened, Martyn would be a bishop, and Jeffrey might (still) be a priest.

Oh…never mind. (Apogies to Emily Latella).

3-07 Bena (retired suffragan of Albany)—-CANA
3-07 Cox (retired suffragan Maryland and assisting Oklahoma)—Southern Cone
3-07 Herzog (retired Albany)—-Roman Catholic
4-07 Ohl (Northwest Texas)—-age 63, announces retirement
6-07 Fairfield (retired North Dakota)—-Uganda
8-07 Pope (retired Fort Worth)—Roman Catholic
9-07 Steenson (Rio Grande)—-Roman Catholic
11-07 Lipscomb (retired Southwest Florida)—-Roman Catholic
11-07 Itty (Oregon)—age 44, announces retirement
11-07 Harvey (retired Canada)—-Southern Cone
11-07 Harding (retired Canada)—-Southern Cone
12-07 Schofield (San Joaquin)—Southern Cone
2-08 Louttit (Georgia)—age ?, announces retirement
2-08 Kelshaw (retired Rio Grande)—-Uganda

No, I think that was +McAlister, Ordinary of DIoOK.

Not so.  According to Spong’s book, and witnessed by those of us who were paying close attention to events at ‘01, it was MacNaughton, Ordinary of West Texas, that got the HOB in closed session due to a conflict with Spong.

Smuggs, indeed I stand corrected.  Your posting jogged my memory into accuracy.

Wow—in less than a year, 11 TEC bishops either going to Rome or going to an alternate Anglican Communion province.

Total.  Repudiation.

That’s right.  MacNaughton it was.

And Bp McNaughten was the bishop who wrote (in the early 90’s) a two-part TLC article on there being two religions in ECUSA.

#10

In many ways, the four going to Rome in one year is even more remarkable than the total.  They are giving up on Anglicanism, not just the corrupt ECUSA.  I seem to recall that people were scrambling to find precedents other than the aptly-named Pope when Herzog’s decision became public.  (Also you have two Canadians among the eleven.)

Jill, were there any TEC bishops prior to early 07 but after late 03 that left TEC and went elsewhere? 

I’d be interested.

Sarah, off the top of my head, I don’t know of any, but I’ll research a bit.  Does anyone know what the renunciation of Bp. Howard Meeks’ orders is about?

Jill W,

Do you recall the name of the bishop that got in trouble of sorts last fall with respect to ordination participation outside of ECUSA, someone in his eighties?

thanks.

southernvirginia1 i’m not Jill but I believe the Bishop your thinking of is Bishop William Cox who’s not with the Southern Cone. BTW I’ve met him a couple of times and he’s a really great guy. Easy to talk to.

Bob+

oops that should read ” who’s now with the Southern Cone” I really need to preview these things.

bob+

thanks…I couldn’t recall the details and am trying to keep the story straight.

Just last week we were blessed to have the bishop as a guest preacher at St. James Newport Beach and I remember him leading our Men’s Weekend in 2002. What a great man of God. Welcome to Uganda Bishop Kelshaw.

Sarah, I checked Louie Crew’s page on recently left bishops, and I think that’s all that departed for other denominations.  However, I think 53-year-old Victoria Matthews’ resignation from the bishopric of Edmonton, Canada in August ‘07 is worth noting.

A prayer for TEC dioceses in a bishop search process.

Re#1.  My parish had a special vestry to decide on joining the Anglican Network in Canada, under the oversight of Greggory Venables, on Saturday.  I thought I was ready for it.  I thought I was finished crying for the Anglican Church of Canada.  I was fine, until our priest got up, and handed over the chair of the meeting to a lay person, and said “Isn’t it sad that it has come to this.  For legal reasons, I have to leave the building”, and his voice caught.  Later I got up to speak to the motion, and I couldn’t do it without weeping.  I love my church, and the whole situation is just so sad.  I know that I should be rejoicing that we are taking a stand for the gospel, and most of the time I am;  but I think I still have a few more tears to shed.

This is welcome news.  Bishops Guernsey and Fairfield will certainly appreciate the help with covering confirmations, providing pastoral oversight etc.  I didn’t realize that +Kelshaw had spent two years in Uganda earlier in his career.  Cool. 

This also helps position our growing Uganda affiliation for further growth.  The last I heard we were up to 44 Ugandan congregations now in the U.S.  Anyone have a more up to date figure?

David Handy+
Home church: Eternity Anglican, Richmond, proudly affiliated with Uganda.  The church is just finishing a $1.8 million expansion.

Later I got up to speak to the motion, and I couldn’t do it without weeping.  I love my church, and the whole situation is just so sad.  I know that I should be rejoicing that we are taking a stand for the gospel, and most of the time I am; but I think I still have a few more tears to shed.
[23] Posted by Mrs. Falstaff on 02-17-2008 at 09:14 PM

dear sister in Christ,
I feel your pain.
When we had to leave our buildings,
on short notice,
it was a painful thing with much grieving.
We had people saying goodbye to church buildings/ rooms.
where they worshiped many, many, years.

Some of the kids even went to the nursery,
to say goodbye to their favorite toys…

The grief was real and it was there that night,
but joy comes in the morning…

that was almost a year ago,
and I have never regretted walking outa that door.

Now, our church concentrates on spreading the good news and raising up strong disciples, proper worship in the 3 stream / 1 river style of worship. 

So, shed those remaining tears you need to shed to heal,
and then it is time for the great adventure of life and journey in Jesus Christ to continue,  He will provide and His Holy Spirit will bring joy.

peace of the Lord,
truthseeker

If it is the case that “No consent to his resignation is required, since he is not a sitting bishop…(per David Booth Beers)”  then why is the PB still trying to depose dear, godly, Bishop William Cox?

It is my considered opinion that an especially hot spot is reserved for people who do things like this.

The saddest part of the note was, “After consulting with David Booth Beers, it would appear that, with the permission of the Standing Committee, Bishop Kelshaw can preside at the service without issue as to the validity of the confirmations.”  It appears that _de facto_ the author is already “walking apart” from the rest of the Anglican Communion.  One of the marks of full communion is common ministry, and the leaders of the church under the authority of General Convention are rejecting that common ministry.  The Episcopal Church recognizes the validity of confirmations by bishops of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches with which we are not in communion and confirmations by Old Catholic bishops and by pastors of the ELCA with whom we are in communion - but questions those by a bishop of the Church of Uganda?

Congratulations Bishop Kelshaw!  It was a great privilege to receive your teaching at ACRC and I still have your book on Revelation and the seven churches you autographed for me.  God’s great blessings to you! Those you serve will be greatly blessed.

#7 - I believe Bp. Louttit is 68 or 69.

The Episcopal Church recognizes the validity of confirmations by bishops of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches with which we are not in communion . . .

But it is no longer going in the other direction.  When I was chrismated into the Orthodox Church seven years ago, I had to take a copy of the ‘28 prayer book into Father, and let him see that I had been baptized in the name of “The Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost,” as opposed to “Mother, Creator and Mover” or something equally weird. The Orthodox and—I assume—the ROmans are no longer taking any chances.

I am so sorry that we will be unable to have the services of Bishop Kelshaw in the future.  We were able to enjoy him for the long weekend as he baptized or received, I believe, 13 people on Sunday the 18th.
He also attended the first of the Terrence Kelshaw Lecture Series here in Clovis, NM. Our featured speaker was Nigel Mumford, and he was wonderful. I could see that Terrence and Hazel enjoyed the speaker very much.  We are loosing another fine man of God. 

Jamesf

#23
We were in your position nearly four years ago and, though the pain is less now, it still hurts.  Many who walked away did so joyfully.  I left in deepest mourning.

God bless Bishop Kelshaw.  I was sitting beside him in Dallas at the Plano meeting in Oct. 2003.  I was grief stricken, as were most people there.  He was a tremendous comfort to me and I will never forget his kindness. 

Welcome to Uganda, good and faithful servant of Christ.  It is much easier to look ahead and stay focused on Jesus Christ with the leadership of someone like Archbishop Henry Orombi and the faithful Ugandan bishops who are now your colleagues.

Jill at (8), I truly hope that +Louttit is departing for spiritual reasons and not just to escape the conflict. He has not been willing to take a stand for orthodoxy. Please pray for him.

I’ve met Bishop Kelshaw, known as tiny Terry by many in New Mexico. not because of his stature, but his theology. now if he will just leave when he leaves.

I must say that I’ve never heard the term “tiny Terry. “Having arrived in the DRG prior to +Terry’s consecration, I’ve lived in both TX and NM, ministered as priest in charge in all four deaneries, and served as the diocesan represetntative to both the Texas and NM Councils of Churches. And I’ve heard and said a lot.

With a resident bishop, perhaps many new Anglican church plants will now occur here in southwest. I hope so!

I mentioned at Titus that the really odd thing is the *solemnety* of the committee of the standing in saying that *validity* of confirmations would not be at issue.  Oh boy, you can hear the sighs of relief across the country.  Validity?  Is this the state near Utah, where the gal bishop (validity?? Please, don’t get started) isn’t *baptized*??
Perhaps she could be called in to do the service instead?  Then the kids will be not-confirmed by the not-baptized, and to 99% of christendom not-ordained.  Is that thoroughly nothing enough? The Real Absence in every sacrament, not just communion.  Don’t need to read between the lines. The lines are interesting enough if you look at all of them.  Finally, since baptism isn’t necessary to be a bishop, why does any other sacrament of Episcopalians matter?  Saves alot of plans being made for that big confirmation event, doesn’t it?  Saves all the discussions on what gender can marry itself or another,  too.

RE: “I must say that I’ve never heard the term “tiny Terry.”

Heh heh . . .

Bob Maxwell, you don’t hang out with fellow progressives as lwrh does.  ; > )

But there’s something that they’ve never seemed to figure out.  Attempted insults are never actual insults when delivered from people one does not respect.

In the face of the likes of lwrh, I’d proudly hold on to and proclaim “Tiny Terry” . . . because a name from such a person would be a badge of honor . . . considering the source.

With a resident bishop, perhaps many new Anglican church plants will now occur here in southwest. I hope so!

Didn’t I write around a month ago that CANA, Uganda & Kenya wouldn’t let AMiA have all the fun planting parishes and would in short order look to join the joy & excitement going out on the road with Jesus. I certainly hope you are correct Bob Maxwell+ and the adventure happens in your region—if the reserved east coast getting into it, then planting should really take off in the southwest.