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| The Presiding Bishop of the Old Catholic Church of North America, Bishop Ted William Smith has announced the appointment and election of the Rev. Dean Rouville M. Fisher as the new Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of St. Michael the Archangel. |
| The announcement was made on Sunday night to the clergy and the people of the Old Catholic Church of North America. The See of the Diocese was left vacant by the sudden death Bishop Paul H. Combs on December 4, 2008. |
| In the official announcement, Bishop Ted William Smith stated the following to the clergy of the Diocese of St. Michael the Archangel: |
| "I know you will give Bishop-elect Fisher your full cooperation and support, and most importantly your prayers, as he takes on this important and challenging position in the Church. Please take the time to congratulate our newest bishop of the Church. I have the utmost confidence in Father Roe+, and I believe he is the right person at this time to lead the Diocese of Saint Michael, and the greater Church into the future, following the path God has set for us." |
| In a brief statement, Bishop-Elect Rouville M. Fisher stated the following: "In this season of 'the Word becoming Flesh' in the person of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, I humbly ask your prayers that the Holy Spirit will guide and direct us into the next phase of building up the Old Catholic Church of North America. As your new bishop, I pray that all will work together in doing what Bishop Paul started so many years ago. This Church has a wonderful opportunity to add more members, and to develop more clergy to meet the demands of a growing Christian community. I praise and give thanks to Almighty God for the many blessings that He has bestowed upon us, and for the great opportunity to serve you as bishop. As we approach the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord, I wish all of you a blessed Christmas and a holy and prosperous New Year." The new Bishop-Elect's moto is "That All May Be One." (John 17:21) |
| Yours in Christ Jesus, Our Newborn King, |
| Bishop-Elect Rouville M. Fisher |
| Diocese of Florida |
| INCARDINATION OF REV. FATHER ROUVILLE M. FISHER, MDIV. |
| WITH PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING TO ALMIGHTY GOD AND TO HIS SON, OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE OLD CATHOLIC CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA THE DIOCESE OF ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL JOYFULLY ANNOUNCES THE INCARDINATION OF REVEREND FATHER ROUVILLE M. FISHER THROUGH THE INVOCATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT BY THE MOST REVEREND PAUL COMBS DD ON SATURDAY, THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY OF JUNE IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN 12 NOON @ ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH 5400 BELLE TERRE PARKWAY PALM COAST, FLORIDA 32164 |
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My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, April, 2010
The Grace and Peace of Our Risen Savior be with you.
As we celebrate Christ’s Victory over sin and death during this Easter Season, let us be mindful of
the forty day journey we made through the Lenten desert to get to this point.
On Ash Wednesday, we were reminded as ashes were placed upon our foreheads: “Turn away
from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” We were also reminded that “Remember that you are dust,
and unto dust you shall return.” For many of us, this has truly been a complete journey of the
heart: “Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and
mourning.” (Joel 2:12)
Today, our Lenten journey is completed in the message of the Easter Gospel: “On entering the
tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly
amazed. He said to them, ‘Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has
been raised; he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him.’ But go and tell his disciples and
Peter, ‘He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.’” (Mark 16: 5-8)
During the next week, you will hear one of my favorite Easter readings, the appearance of Jesus on
the road to Emmaus from Luke 24: 13-35. Two of the key passages of this story are first: “Stay with
us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. And it
happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it
to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their
sight.” (Luke 24: 29-31) The second part of this wonderful story is: “Then they said to each other,
‘ Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to
us?’” (Luke 24: 32)
I once had the Emmaus experience in a soup kitchen in Milwaukee. An elderly gentleman that I had
seen on several occasions was quietly eating his dinner. I stopped serving and came over to his
table and sat beside him. He stopped eating and placed his fork on the side of his plate. He looked
at me for a moment directly into my eyes and said, “continue your journey to the priesthood.”
“There are so many who need to hear the Good News preached to them and receive the
Sacraments.” “Please continue your journey.” With that, he again picked up his fork and began to
eat his dinner. I continued to serve the people at the soup kitchen. As I turned to talk with this kind
gentleman again, he was gone. It was almost like he had vanished from everyone’s sight. The only
tell-tale sign of his presence was an empty plate. I served this soup kitchen again, but never saw
this elderly gentleman again.
The Easter message is a lived experience. For God so loved us that He sent His only begotten Son
into the world. Jesus, the True Light of the World, has overcome the sting of sin and death, so that
we may have life eternal. Yes, the Easter message continues. Our Risen Savior, Jesus Christ, has
said to us: “I came that so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” (John 10: 10)
Have A Holy and Blessed Easter Season.
Your humble servant,
Most Rev. Rouville M. Fisher, DD.
Bishop of the Province of St. Michael
The Grace and Peace of Our Risen Savior be with you.
As we celebrate Christ’s Victory over sin and death during this Easter Season, let us be mindful of
the forty day journey we made through the Lenten desert to get to this point.
On Ash Wednesday, we were reminded as ashes were placed upon our foreheads: “Turn away
from sin and be faithful to the Gospel.” We were also reminded that “Remember that you are dust,
and unto dust you shall return.” For many of us, this has truly been a complete journey of the
heart: “Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart, with fasting, and weeping, and
mourning.” (Joel 2:12)
Today, our Lenten journey is completed in the message of the Easter Gospel: “On entering the
tomb they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe, and they were utterly
amazed. He said to them, ‘Do not be amazed! You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has
been raised; he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him.’ But go and tell his disciples and
Peter, ‘He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him, as he told you.’” (Mark 16: 5-8)
During the next week, you will hear one of my favorite Easter readings, the appearance of Jesus on
the road to Emmaus from Luke 24: 13-35. Two of the key passages of this story are first: “Stay with
us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. And it
happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it
to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their
sight.” (Luke 24: 29-31) The second part of this wonderful story is: “Then they said to each other,
‘ Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to
us?’” (Luke 24: 32)
I once had the Emmaus experience in a soup kitchen in Milwaukee. An elderly gentleman that I had
seen on several occasions was quietly eating his dinner. I stopped serving and came over to his
table and sat beside him. He stopped eating and placed his fork on the side of his plate. He looked
at me for a moment directly into my eyes and said, “continue your journey to the priesthood.”
“There are so many who need to hear the Good News preached to them and receive the
Sacraments.” “Please continue your journey.” With that, he again picked up his fork and began to
eat his dinner. I continued to serve the people at the soup kitchen. As I turned to talk with this kind
gentleman again, he was gone. It was almost like he had vanished from everyone’s sight. The only
tell-tale sign of his presence was an empty plate. I served this soup kitchen again, but never saw
this elderly gentleman again.
The Easter message is a lived experience. For God so loved us that He sent His only begotten Son
into the world. Jesus, the True Light of the World, has overcome the sting of sin and death, so that
we may have life eternal. Yes, the Easter message continues. Our Risen Savior, Jesus Christ, has
said to us: “I came that so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” (John 10: 10)
Have A Holy and Blessed Easter Season.
Your humble servant,
Most Rev. Rouville M. Fisher, DD.
Bishop of the Province of St. Michael
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