Approval for ordination
The standing committee of the Missionary Diocese of the West approved the Rev. H. Marshall Annis of Prescott Valley, Arizona for ordination to the priesthood March 23, 2021.
Clergy
Clergy retirement
The Rev. Jim Byrum, of St. Bede’s Anglican Church, Tucson, Arizona, retired, effective January 1, 2021.
Episcopal license
The Rt. Rev. Steven Murrell, formerly Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of the Great Lakes, was licensed to be Assistant Bishop in the Missionary Diocese of the West.
Clergy license
The Rev. Michael Weiss (ACC) was licensed to officiate in the Missionary Diocese of the East for a further three years, effective October 1, 2020.
Ordination of a presbyter
The Rev. Winston Rowlett was ordained presbyter by the Rt. Rev. David Hustwick on September 19, 2020 at Sts. Andrew and Matthias Church in Hastings, Michigan. The Rev. Mr. Rowlett assists at All Saints’ Anglican Church in Traverse City, Michigan.
Ordination of a deacon
Johannes (Ian) Mosley was ordained deacon by the Rt. Rev. Glen D. Hartley on August 21, 2020 at St. Joseph Anglican Church in Branson, Missouri. Deacon Mosley is assigned as assistant minister in that parish.
Clergy appointment and ordinations
In the Missionary Diocese of the East, the Rev. J.T. Brantley was appointed to be Registrar of the Latimer Theological Institute. The Rev. B.T. Davis and the Rev. Dr. J.C. King were conditionally ordained to the diaconate on June 26, 2020. They were conditionally ordained priests on June 27, 2020. Both services were held at St. John’s Reformed Church, Kannapolis, …
Reception of presbyter
The Rev. Daniel Sparks was received into the United Episcopal Church by Letters of Transfer from the Convocation of Anglicans in North America on 16th June 2020. The Rev. Mr. Sparks serves as a Veterans’ Administration Hospital Chaplain in Columbia, Missouri.
Clergyman licensed
The Rev. George Parrish was licensed as priest in charge of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Prescott, Arizona, commencing June 1, 2020.
Deacon ordained in Arizona
Clarence M. Novess, III was ordained deacon on March 14, 2020 at St. Jude Anglican Church in Tucson, Arizona by the Most Rev. Peter Robinson.
