Holy Eucharist will be celebrated this Sunday, August 6, in person as well as via Facebook streaming at 11:30 a.m. with organ and cantor. Join us as we celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord and the Ninth Sunday after Trinity.
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We Welcomed St. Joseph of Arimathea Theological College to St. Joseph’s Chapel!
St. Joseph of Arimathea Theological College Summer Session took place in Berkeley from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon, July 23rd to July 28th, 2023. While Canon Steven Dart could not be with us, Bishop Ashman, Canon Weber, Archdeacon Mautner, Father Kelnhofer, Father Franz Longsworth, and Dean Napier contributed to the week of daily classes and worship services. The Rev. Dr. Paul Russell taught (via Zoom) a morning class on Reading the Apostolic Fathers and Dr. Paul Evans taught (via Zoom) an afternoon class on a Survey of Canon Law. Students and postulants may participate in the classes in person or via Zoom. See our Facebook Page for photos and videos.
Chapel liturgies were open to the public: 8:30 a.m., Morning Prayer; 12:15 p.m., Holy Communion; 5:15 p.m., Sung Evening Prayer.
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We welcome Fr. Franz Longsworth in his new role as Vicar of St. Joseph’s Chapel, along with his wife, Jen. We give thanks for Dean Napier, now Assistant Priest, for his faithfulness to our parish families over the years and are grateful he will continue to serve on staff.
Fr. Longsworth was ordained to the priesthood on December 18, 2021 at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Oakland, and is a graduate of St. Joseph of Arimathea Theological College. Welcome!
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Congratulations, Archbishop Schultz
Bishop Blair William Schultz is our new Archbishop
and Rector of St. Joseph’s Collegiate Chapel
Welcome!
Thanks be to God for a grace-filled 2023 Synod in Walnut Creek, California, combining the Diocese of the Southwestern States and the Diocese of the Western States, a most joyful time of reunions, fellowship, and productive meetings. We look forward to Synod 2024 in Walnut Creek.
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Well Done, Thou Good and Faithful Servant
The Anglican Province of Christ the King regrets to announce that Archbishop John Exley Upham went home to his blessed Saviour on the Thursday after Ash Wednesday, February twenty-third, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and twenty three.
Archbishop Upham put up a valiant fight against the ravages of cancer and diabetes for a year and a half and died peacefully at his home at approximately 9:15 p.m. with his wife Madge at his side.
Archbishop Upham’s legacy will be that of a loving shepherd who transformed the Council of Bishops into a functioning body. He was a loving pastor and was visited by many of his parish family when he was in hospice. Bishop Upham was a trained musician (very accomplished) with a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University.
The Lying in State, Visitation, Funeral and Burial took place on Wednesday and Thursday, March first and second.
Rest eternal grant unto him O Lord,
And may light perpetual shine upon him.
May he rest in peace.
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We have expanded the Shepherd’s Staff to include the entire Province. Thank you, Fr. Gordon Hines of St. George’s Las Vegas, now Editor and Publisher. Please send news submissions to frhines@cox.net.
The Shepherd’s Staff, The Anglican Province of Christ the King (APCK) Newsletter:
The Shepherd’s Staff – Special Fall Seminary Issue
The Shepherd’s Staff.July.2023
The Shepherd’s Staff.June 2023
The Shepherd’s Staff -Special Edition Mid-May 2023
The Shepherd’s Staff – Easter Edition 2023
The Shepherd’s Staff, February 2023
The Shepherd’s Staff. January 2023
The Shepherd’s Staff, December 2022
The Shepherd’s Staff November 2022
The Shepherd’s Staff, October 2022
The APCK Shepherd’s Staff, September 2022
The APCK Shepherd’s Staff, August 2022
The APCK Shepherd’s Staff, July 2022
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The Shepherd’s Staff, the Diocese of the Western States (DWS) Newsletter:
Shepherd’s Staff 2022 – 07 June
Shepherd’s Staff 2022 – 06 May
Shepherd’s Staff 2022 – 05 Special Edition
Shepherd’s Staff 2022 – 04 April
Shepherd’s Staff 2022 – 03 March
Shepherd’s Staff 2022 – 02 February
Shepherd’s Staff 2022 – 01 January
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St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, a mission of the Anglican Province of Christ the King, witnesses to Apostolic Christianity in the Anglican tradition.
Located a block from the University of California, Berkeley, the Chapel serves as the Archbishop’s Chapel and the Collegiate Chapel for St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Theological Seminary. It is also a parish home for neighboring university students and the Bay Area community.
We welcome you to worship with us!
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Archbishop Upham’s Pastoral Letter on Racism, Council of Bishops Statement, August 28, 2020
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Online Classes are listed on the Seminary page of the Anglican Province of Christ the King website: www.anglicanpck.org
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Archbishop Robert Sherwood Morse, 1923-2015, Founder of the Anglican Province of Christ the King, RIP In honor of the life and love of Archbishop Robert Sherwood Morse: Archbishop Morse Rest in Peace Archbishop Morse’s Biography In Memoriam, Special Edition Christus Rex All Is Grace, a Collection of Pastoral Sermons by Archbishop Robert Sherwood Morse was released in May 2017 by the American Church Union. Visit the American Church Union for more information and to purchase online. In Memoriam: Memorial Dedication, October 24, 2015, St. Joseph of Arimathea Chapel, Berkeley, California In Memoriam: Video Tribute of his life.
