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Convention delegates elect
the Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal
as IX Bishop
The 132nd Convention of the Diocese of Southern
Ohio elected the Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal as its IX Bishop on Nov. 11,
2006 at Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio. The election occurred
on the third ballot. To be elected, a candidate needed to receive a
majority of votes in both the clergy and the lay orders on the same
ballot.
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Bishop-elect
Thomas E. Breidenthal is currently the dean of Religious
Life and of the Chapel at Princeton University. Ordained to
the priesthood in 1982, Bishop-elect Breidenthal brings a
strong intellectual and academic background to the diocese.
Prior to his position as dean, he served for nearly a decade
as the John Henry Hobart Professor of Christian Ethics and
Moral Theology at General Theological Seminary in New York
City. He was a senior chaplain at Harvard School in
California and an Episcopal Church Foundation Fellow in
Oxford, England. He also has served in two parishes, both in
Oregon.
Bishop-elect Breidenthal brings a passion for civic
involvement, strong lay leadership and ministry and Biblical
preaching. A noted author, he has written about the issues
of same-sex unions, what constitutes a Christian household
and how to raise ethical children. His books include Sacred
Unions: A New Guide to Life-Long Commitment, published
in 2006, and Christian Households: The Sanctification of
Nearness, published in 1997.
In the wider church, Bishop-elect Breidenthal is a member of
ARCUSA (Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the USA),
has served on the General Board of Examining Chaplains of
the Episcopal Church from 1997-2001 and as director for the
Center for Jewish-Christian Studies and Relations at General
Theological Seminary from 1994-1997. He also was a member of
the planning and facilitation team for the 1996 Conference
on Third World Debt Relief sponsored by the Office of UN
Anglican Observer.
He
is married to Margaret Ann Garner Breidenthal, and they have
two daughters, Magdalene, 20, and Lucy, 17.
Bishop-elect
Breidenthal has accepted the election and looks forward to
serving the diocese. Now the standing committees and
bishops with jurisdiction of the other dioceses in the
Episcopal Church must give consent to the
election.
The
bishop-elect is expected to move to Southern Ohio this
winter. The consecration of the IX Bishop of Southern Ohio
is scheduled for April 28, 2007, at the Mershon
Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio. Presiding Bishop Katharine
Jefferts Schori is expected to be the chief consecrator.
The
Rt. Rev. Kenneth L. Price Jr., bishop suffragan for the
Diocese of Southern Ohio, will remain as the ecclesiastical
authority until the consecration.
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The
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- Strengthening
new and existing congregations
- Strengthening
ministry to and with youth
- Teaching
the faith and equipping people for
ministries of social justice and
reconciliation
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effective communications
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Learn
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Bishop
Nominee Forums
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Oct
24:
St. Mark, Upper Arlington,
6:30 p.m.
Oct 25:
St. Timothy, Anderson Township, 6:30 p.m.
Oct 26:
St. Margaret, Trotwood, 6:30 p.m.
Oct 27:
(For clergy), Procter Camp &
Conference Center.
Oct 27:
St. Paul's, Chillicothe, 6:30 p.m.
Oct 28:
St. John's, Cambridge, 1:30 p.m.
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Bishop
nominees bulletin insert online
A bulletin insert with information about the
nominees and the election of the 9th Bishop of
Southern Ohio are now online and can be found under Bishop
Search. Please use this insert in this week's
bulletin. A second insert will be posted for use
next week.
Presbyters and
Deacons
A reminder to all clergy planning to attend the
Presbyters and Deacons program for this Saturday,
Oct. 7: You must register so that the staff of the
Procter Camp & Conference Center can prepare
enough lunch for everyone. This year, the Presbyters
and Deacons meeting is a part of the Clergy Family
Gathering. You can register
online under The Diocese, Clergy
ECW
Annual Conference--registration deadline extended
The deadline to register for the Annual ECW
Conference has been extended to Oct. 10.
The Rev. Nancy Roth, an Episcopal priest, retreat
leader, author, dancer and musician is the keynoter
and workshop leader at the Episcopal Church Women
Conference on Oct. 13-14. Held at the Procter Camp
& Conference Center, the retreat is a time for
women from around the diocese to come together for
spiritual nourishment and fellowship. Costs range
from $40 for commuters to $80 for single-occupancy
room. Register
online at www.episcopal- dso.org, under the
Calendar or contact the Rev. Dcn. Irene Radcliff at
614.267.2145 or imradcliff@yahoo.
com. The
first 50 registrants will recive a special
gift--register today!
Questions
for bishop nominees
As part of the discernment prior to the election of
the IX Bishop of Southern Ohio, all of the nominees
will travel to the diocese for a series of question
and answer nominee forums. The Standing Committee,
which oversees the election process, invites
everyone in the diocese to submit questions that may
be posed to the nominees during the forums.
Send questions to the co-chair of the Transition
Committee: the Rev. Stephen Smith, 7121 Muirfield
Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43017 or to revd.up@ameritech.net.
Sincerely,
Richelle Thompson
Episcopal
Diocese of Southern Ohio
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