Redeemer Family,

This past Saturday was a significant day for us, our diocese, and the Anglican Church in North America. Our beloved Bishop, John Guernsey, officially handed over his spiritual authority and retired from the role of Bishop of the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic. At the very same time, a new Bishop was consecrated and the Rt. Rev. Chris Warner will now serve as our Bishop. We look forward to welcoming him and his wife Catherine when they come visit us on Sunday, May 14th.

If you’d like to read more about this transition, you can read an article here.

And if you’d like to watch the consecration service that took place on Saturday, you can watch it here.

Redeemer family, the inner workings of church polity (governance) are rarely of interest to the average Christian and rarely do they impact our day-to-day lives. However, they are vitally important to the long-term health of the church and, when crisis hits (as it inevitably does) it is essential to have clear leadership structures already in place.

I’m so very grateful to Bishop John and his wife Meg for the ways they have cared for me, our family, and our parish over the years. I’m also very much looking forward to serving under Bishop Chris’ authority and grateful for his willingness to step into such an important role in the Church of our Lord Jesus.

In the Father’s love,