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619 Waukazoo Avenue Petoskey, Michigan 49770 Phone: 231.347- 3448 E-mail: office@newlifeanglican.com |
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 Archbishop
Robert Duncan,
Archbishop of the Anglican Church of North America, Robert
William Duncan, the Bishop of Pittsburgh and Archbishop of
the Anglican Church in North America, was born 61 years ago
at Fort Dix, N.J. The 18th priest (and second bishop) to be
ordained from Christ Church in Bordentown, Duncan was
valedictorian of the Bordentown Military Institute in 1966.
He graduated with honors from Trinity College in Hartford,
Conn., in 1970 and from the General Theological Seminary of
the Episcopal Church in New York in 1973. He also undertook
advanced research in Scottish history at Edinburgh
University in 1972-73. Duncan was ordained a deacon in 1972
and a priest later that year. He served the Chapel of the
Intercession in New York City; Christ Church in Edinburgh,
Scotland; and Grace Church in Merchantville, N.J., during
his first years in holy orders. He was assistant dean of
General Seminary from 1974-78, Episcopal chaplain of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 1978-82,
and rector of Saint Thomas's Parish in Newark, Delaware,
from 1982-92. In 1992, he became canon to the ordinary –
similar to a chief of staff – for Bishop Alden Hathaway in
Pittsburgh. In 1995, Duncan was elected bishop coadjutor of
the Diocese of Pittsburgh. He has devoted himself to mission
and evangelism throughout his ministry, with a special
passion for reaching adolescents and young adults. He has
also led short-term missions to Haiti, Rwanda and Trinidad.
He is a champion of the poor and dispossessed of the Diocese
of Pittsburgh, encouraging creative urban church-planting.
Duncan served on the Programme Committee of the Network for
Anglicans in Mission and Evangelism, an agency created at
the 1998 Lambeth Conference. In 2004, he was a driving force
in the creation of the Anglican Relief and Development Fund,
a multi-million dollar enterprise for which he continues to
serve as president. Best known beyond Pittsburgh for his
role as moderator of the Anglican Communion Network and the
Common Cause Partnership, “Bishop Bob” has proven to be an
extraordinary leader at a critical moment in Church history.
At the request of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan
Williams, Bishop Duncan attended the 2007 Primates Meeting
in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to speak on behalf of orthodox
Anglicans in the United States. In December 2007, he was
elected moderator of the Common Cause Partnership.
Archbishop Duncan was installed as the first Archbishop of
the Anglican Church in North America on June 24, 2009. He is
married to the former Nara Dewar. They share a love of
gardening, travel, hospitality and music. They have one
married daughter, Louise Elizabeth. For more information
see: www.anglicanchurch.net |
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 The Rt. Rev. Roger Copeland Ames,was elected first bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Great Lakes at its Constitutional Convention in April 2010, and formally installed on April 30, 2011 at the Diocese's annual convention in Akron. Bishop Ames has been in the pastorate for 30 years and served as rector of St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Fairlawn, Ohio near Akron for more than 20 years. He is passionate in his desire to see a spiritual revival sweep throughout the Body of Christ. This driving desire is seen through his committed relationship of many years with Acts 29 Ministries and in numerous healing missions and spiritual renewal outreach trips in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Bishop Ames is excited to be a part of the renewal of Anglicanism in North America. “It is very exciting to be a part of the birthing process that could offer a significantly different paradigm to do Kingdom work and mission in our western culture,” he says. “I find it absolutely wonderful to think that the DNA of this new structure will be strongly influenced by the African revival and the marvelous and very fruitful emphasis on mission and incarnating the Kingdom.”
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Our Vestry:
back row : Retired Vestry Member: Wes Ostrander, Susan Stout, Retired Vestry Members: Tim Strauss, Don Greenwell & Ellie Nicol. front row : Erika Jo Dielman, Sally Stump (Secretary), Brad Comport, and Virgil Smith (Sr. Warden). missing from photo: Dan Wandrie (Jr. Warden), KC McAlpin(Treasurer) and Lou Zako. center : The Rev. Michael J. Bridge and Bishop Roger Ames |
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 Our
Senior Warden:
Virgil Smith |
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 Our Junior Warden:
Dan Wandrie |
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 Our
Administrative Assistant: Tracey Jepsen
is a native of the Petoskey
area. She and husband of 27 years (David) have
three young adult children;
Leann and husband Ryan, Rachel and Tyler. Tracey was a stay-at-home mom until Dec.'99 when she
returned to work force first as a drivers helper/pre-loader
for UPS, then
as a part-time Pastoral Assistant at Agape Baptist Church and college
student. In May of 2006, Tracey graduated
from North Central Michigan College with an A.A.S. in Marketing. She is happy to be
using her education and experience to further the Lord's work here at
New Life. |
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To contact us: Petoskey, Michigan 49770 Phone: 231.347- 3448 E-mail: office@newlifeanglican.com |
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The
Rev. Michael J. Bridge,