Dr. Frank Wade to Speak in Albany, All Are Invited

On Saturday, April 10, St. Paul's Church, Albany and Albany Via Media will host a presentation by the Rev. Dr. Frank Wade entitled "Communion, Covenant, Conversation: Being Episcopalian and Anglican."  Dr. Wade will explain the proposed Anglican Covenant and talk about our identity as both Episcopalians and members of the Anglican Communion.  His talk will be at 2:00 PM on April 10 at St. Paul's, 21 Hackett Blvd., Albany.  Everyone is welcome to attend!  Refreshments will be served.  Voluntary donations will be accepted to defray expenses. 

Dr. Wade is a popular Episcopal speaker, and an authority on Episcopal-Anglican Communion relations.  According to his resume,

The Rev. Dr. Francis H. Wade is a graduate of The Citadel and the Virginia Theological Seminary who has served as an Episcopal priest since 1966.  After serving congregations in his native West Virginia for seventeen years, he was called as Rector of St. Alban's Parish on the grounds of the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.  He served that congregation from 1983 until his retirement in 2005.  His sermons have been published in a variety of anthologies.  His meditations as Chaplain to the House of Deputies at the 2000 General Convention of The Episcopal Church were published by Forward Movement Press and recorded by The Episcopal Media Center under the title Jubilee People, Jubilee Lives.  A book on tape and CD by Dr. Wade titled The Art of Being Together: Common Sense About Life Long Relationships was released by The Episcopal Media Center.  The Forward Movement Press edition of the book is in its second printing.  Church Publishing Company published his second book, Transforming Scripture, in 2008.  He served as Chair of the Search Committee for the Dean of Washington National Cathedral.  In 2006, after serving on the Special Commission on the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, he served as co-chair for The General Convention special committee focusing on Episcopal-Anglican relations.  The 2009 General Convention of the Episcopal Church was his twelfth as a deputy, and he once again served as Chaplain.  He teaches in the doctoral program at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria and has taught Pastoral Theology at both General and Virginia Seminaries.  He has been married to the former Mary Jane Criss since 1963.  They have two children and five grandchildren.

Again, the invitation to attend:

What: Communion, Covenant, Conversation: Being Episcopalian and Anglican
Who: The Rev. Dr. Frank Wade, presenter
Where: St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 21 Hackett Blvd., Albany
When: Saturday, April 10, 2:00 PM

For further information, call 518-453-3657

Comments

[Robert Dodd]

Dr. Wade's visit is timely, for Bp. Love and his "Communion Partners" seem to be determined to push their dioceses to approve the Anglican covenant no matter what the national Church does. The dismal drum beat of "in TEC but not of TEC" continues...