News Briefs
Episcopal News Service. March 7, 1985 [85057]
(DPS, March 7) -- On March 2, the Rev. Frank T. Griswold, III, was consecrated as bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago in the Cathedral Church of St. James, here. He had been elected bishop during a special convention Oct. 20, 1984 in Grace Church, Oak Park, from a field of 86 candidates. He was then rector of the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Philadelphia, Pa. Chief consecrator was the Most Rev. John M. Allin, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. Co-consecrators were the Rt. Rev. James W. Montgomery, bishop of Chicago; the Rt. Rev. Gerald F. Burrill, retired bishop of Chicago; the Rt. Rev. Quintin E. Primo, Jr., retired suffragan bishop of Chicago; and the Rt. Rev. Lyman C. Ogilby, bishop of Pennsylvania. Participating in the service were some 25 past and present bishops from midwest dioceses, guests and friends of the bishop-to-be from Pennsylvania, clergy representing the major denominations in Chicago and representatives from the 144 parishes and missions of the Diocese of Chicago.
(DPS, March 7) -- The Rt. Rev. John B. Coburn, Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts, installed the Very Rev. Thomas B. Kennedy as the sixth dean of the Cathedral of St. Paul here on March 3. For the past five years, Coburn himself has served as dean. The Cathedral's ministry broadened during that time to include a soup kitchen, street ministry, and ministry to the downtown community. In addition, several diocesan programs are housed at the Cathedral, including youth ministry, ministry to the Chinese community, Christian education, and hospital ministry. Kennedy has been canon pastor of the Cathedral since 1983. Prior to that, he was rector of Trinity Church here from 1968, when he graduated from the Episcopal Divinity School. He has also been active in groups dedicated to urban justice. About his new position, Kennedy said: "As I see it, the challenge before us is to see how the Christian faith is to be made relevant in this diverse setting as we move into the 21st century." He and his wife, Joanna, have three children.
'DPS, March 7) -- "The Church and the Arts Today", an inter-denominational exhibition to be held at St. John's Church here, is being planned by the Danbury and Litchfield Deaneries of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut. The exhibition will be opened by Suffragan Bishop Clarence Coleridge on June 22 at 4:00 P.M., and it is hoped that Alan Rohan Crite, the keynote exhibitor, will be there in person. He is sending a shipment of his works from Boston, including an altar frontal which will be displayed in the church. Religious art in all media will be exhibited, some from as far away as Haiti, and many works will be for sale. Admission will be free, but all donations and commissions (less expenses) will go to the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief. It is hoped that there will be organ recitals during exhibition hours, which will be 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. June 22-30 and 7:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. June 26th. Letters to exhibitors are being sent out on request, and the deadline for application is April 24.