The Living Church
The Living Church | April 22, 2001 | Honor the Patronal Feasts by (The Rev.) George Stamm | 222(16) |
St. Simeon's Church, Chippewa Falls, Wis., has been in existence for at least 100 years, in the current building since 1912. However, as the Episcopal Church has never recognized a "St. Simeon Day," the patronal feast [TLC, March 25] has gone uncelebrated - until last year. The closest we could come to a date was Oct. 8 and, as that day was a Sunday last year, we kept the feast then. This year we will again keep the feast of St. Simeon with the help of our bishop, the Rt. Rev. Keith Whitmore, Bishop of Eau Claire, who will be with us to celebrate the day and to make his annual episcopal visitation. The day is now in our diocesan supplemental calendar as well. (The Rev.) George Stamm Chippewa Falls, Wis. |