DIOCESE OF THE HOLY CROSS FORTNIGHTLY Saturday, March 6, 2010 This bulletin will come on alternate Saturday mornings to provide a quick summary of what is happening in the Diocese and beyond. Rectors, especially those in the DHC, may wish to copy this Fortnightly to parishioners who have e-mail, or to have parishioners’ e-mail addresses sent to afdv1@yahoo.com. South Carolina Columbia – at the Church of the Epiphany, the Ven. Reginald Arthur Lee Triggs Herbert (Lee Herbert), Archdeacon of the Diocese, died yesterday, March 5. Lee was born in London, England, March 21, 1930. He graduated from St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Baltimore, Maryland, and from the University of Wisconsin in 1952. After active duty and Ranger training in the U.S. Army, he worked in radio broadcasting and hotel management, oversaw numerous civic construction projects, directed the Columbia Performing Arts Center, was a founding member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, and was ordained to the Diaconate at the Church of the Epiphany in 2005. He is survived by his wife, Ginger, and four children. "Almighty God, we remember this day before thee thy faithful servant, Lee, and we pray thee that, having opened to him the gates of larger life, thou wilt receive him more and more into thy joyful service; that he may win, with thee and thy servants everywhere, the eternal victory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." Greenwood – St. Andrew’s, Episcopal Visit, April 24-25 North Carolina Southern Pines – Christ Church, Episcopal Visit, April 17-18 ,  Bishop Keith Ackerman and Jo lead pilgrimage to the Holy Land. With an extra excursion to Cairo, Egypt, Bishop K. L. Ackerman and his wife, Joann, will lead their tenth tour of the Holy Land this October 19 – 30, leaving from New York’s JFK Airport and flying Air France, with a short stop-over at the Paris airport and then on to Tel Aviv. Traveling to Israel on pilgrimage encompasses many areas and affects all our senses. The trip is enjoyable in so many ways: it is a spiritual awakening, it is educational and it is recreational. Bishop Ackerman, who is well known by many people in Israel, will introduce you to many people, places and things as well as teach and bring the Bible to life for you. The Land of the Holy One is beautiful to the eye, with magnificent aromas and flavors that stimulate. The sounds of the sea and the prayers fill the air, but most especially one can touch the places where Jesus was born and where He was crucified and where He rose from the dead and ascended to Heaven. The well-known tour operator, Economy Travel and Tours, Agent Mr. George Kort, is very conscientious in making arrangements to give us a life-changing experience. He always arranges for us to have his best guide, the local food and the most comfortable hotel accommodations. Write to Joann Ackerman at dovehaven2@verizon.net or call 817-479-6831 to have a brochure mailed to you, or print out a brochure from the dovetracts.org web site. Please send your deposit to Mr. Kort at Economy Travels quickly to ensure a place in the 30 member group. You can also call Mr. Kort toll free at 1-800-458-7636. Each participant will receive a 14 page booklet on "Traveling to the Holy Land" which answers most questions from "what to wear" to "is it safe," and a Pilgrims’ Manual with the liturgies, psalms and music that will be usedTo the Isles Afar Off is Robert C. Harvey’s recent book (Rhinebeck, NY, Four Directions Press, 2009) Here is a "fascinating account of how Christianity…came from the Holy Land to the British Isles in the first century—and then from these Isles on to Rome. Anglican Bishop Robert C. Harvey has spent a lifetime walking the paths of history, legend, and faith and presents here a detailed picture of the British Church from its earliest days to the reign of Henry VIII. He traces the role of Joseph of Arimathea in the founding of the British Church and explores the deep Celtic roots of the British and Gallican Churches. The Celts, Bishop Harvey narrates, were the earliest of all people to become Christian, and in turn, Celtic teaching and their manner of life and thought all contributed to the character and spirituality of the British Church. The author goes on to describe the role of the British Church on the Continent, the impact of its missionaries, its relationship with the emerging Church in Gaul, and the commonalities between these two Celtic Churches. The drama unfolds against the panorama of Britain’s eventful relationship with the Rome of the Caesars, its would-be conquerors and eventual ally. Exhaustively documented, vividly told and illustrated, To the Isles Afar Off takes us on an intriguing and inspiring journey of discovery about the founding and growth of Christianity in the West." Available at  ww.fourdirectionspress.com or 800-556-6200.