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The Right Reverend Dorsey F.
Henderson, Jr., Bishop
The Reverend Harold E. Morgan III,
Rector
Dr. Charles Coker Senior Warden
Mr. Rob Sheffield, Junior Warden
Mrs. Janet Roberts,
Treasurer
Ms. Meredith Holder,
CPA
Dr. Charles Coker, Mrs. Janet Roberts,
Mr. Al Dalrymple,
Mrs. Kay Addison, Mr. Rob Sheffield, Dr.
Frank Wyman,
Mr. Herb Smith, Mrs. Harriet McKee, Ms.
Genevra Kelly,
Vestry
Mrs. Cindy Perry, Organist/Choir Master
Ms. Meredith Holder, Altar Guild
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The Rev'd Harold E. Morgan III,
Rector
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Catechism
of the Episcopal Church, in answer to the question, "Who are the ministers
of the Church," states: "The ministers of the Church are lay persons,
bishops, priests, and deacons." This means that all who are members of
Christ's Body, regardless of their status in the Church, are ministers, and
they all work together to do ministry. Each minister, however, has
his or her own function. Just as our physical body has an arm with its own
function, an eye with its own function, or an ear with its own function, so
Christ's body has its members with different functions. (See I Corinthians
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Lay Persons. The waters of the Sacrament of Holy
Baptism enable our lay people to minister in many ways. They minister in the
Church, they minister in Evangelism, and they minister in Outreach.
They minister in the Church in the following
ways: (1) the Vestry or governing body of the congregation, (2) the Altar
Guild, (3) the Choir and Organ, (4) as Lay Readers, (5) as Chalice Bearers,
(6) as committee members, (7) as Sunday School teachers, as
Vergers, and
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Evangelism by seeking out those who do not know Christ or who are without a
church home and inviting them to church and to a knowledge of Christ.
They minister in outreach by giving of God's
gifts to them, by raising funds for various outreach programs, by
volunteering themselves to various outreach activities. One of the most
remarkable of outreach programs is the Good Shepherd Free Medical Clinic.
This clinic was begun by a member of All Saints' Church and endorsed by the
All Saints' Vestry. It now has wide support not only from All Saints' but
from various other churches in the community. It has truly become an
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Bishops
are the spiritual
shepherds of Christ's flock. The New Testament apostles were the first
bishops, and they carried on Christ's ministry by ordaining others to carry
on their work after they went on to their heavenly reward. These new bishops
then ordained others and they in turn ordained others, and this tradition
has been observed to the present day. The Episcopal Church, having never
lost this continuity even during the reformation, stands in succession to
the New Testament Church through its bishops. Although bishops may
administer all sacraments, two sacraments are reserved to be administered
only by the bishop: Confirmation and Ordination. |
| Priests.
Our priest pastors All Saints', preaches, and
administers the Sacraments of Baptism, Communion, Reconciliation, Matrimony,
and Anointing the Sick. Priests, |
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often called "presbyters" (or "elders" in most English
translations of the New Testament), are the bishop's deputies. In the New
Testament, when the Church became so large that the bishop was unable to
handle personally the growing number congregations, the bishop ordained
presbyters to preach and administer the sacraments in their stead. They were
most often placed in charge of local congregations, while the bishop served
as overseer of several congregations. |
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St. Stephen
One of the First Deacons
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Deacons.
Although there are several deacons in our diocese, we
at All Saints' unfortunately do not have a deacon in our congregation.
Deacons work under the direct oversight of the Bishop as pastoral and
outreach ministers. Deacons were ordained in the New Testament Church to
take a leadership role in the Servant Ministry of the Church. The first
deacons in the New Testament were ordained to take care of the widows and
children of the Church so the bishops and priests could spend more time
studying and preaching the Word of God and administering the sacraments. |
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