Today the Church remembers St. Alphege,
Archbishop of Canterbury, who was born in 953. In 984, Alphege became abbot of Bath
Abbey which was founded by St. Dunstan. In that same year, Alphege succeeded Ethelwold
as bishop of Winchester where Alphege served there for about 20 years caring
for the poor.
In 1006 Alphege became Archbishop
of Canterbury. Alphege was present at
the council of May 1008 at which Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York, preached his Sermo Lupi ad Anglos (The Sermon of the
Wolf to the English), castigating the English for their moral failings and
blaming the latter for the tribulations afflicting the country.
In 1011 the Danes again raided
England, and from 8–29 September they laid siege to Canterbury. The raiders
succeeded in sacking the city, and Alphege was taken prisoner and held captive
for 7 months. Godwine, Bishop of Rochester and Leofrun, abbess of St Mildrith’s
were also captured. Canterbury Cathedral was plundered and burned by the Danes
following Alphege’s capture.
Alphege refused to allow a
ransom to be paid for his freedom, and as a result was killed on this day in 1012
at Greenwich.
Let us pray: O loving God, whose martyr bishop Alphege of
Canterbury suffered violent death when he refused to permit a ransom to be
extorted from his people: Grant that all pastors of your flock may pattern
themselves on the Good Shepherd, who laid down his life for the sheep; and who
with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
NEWS: The Episcopal Diocese of Texas approved today
a Definitive Agreement for the transfer of St. Luke's Episcopal Health System
to Catholic Health Initiatives, a nationally recognized health care system.
As part of the
transfer of St. Luke’s, CHI will contribute more than $1 billion to create a
new Episcopal Health Foundation, which will focus on the unmet health needs of
the area’s underserved population. In addition, CHI has committed an additional
$1 billion for future investment in the health system. The Rt. Rev. C.
Andrew Doyle, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, said in announcing the
decision, “We are humbled to be able to preserve the legacy of St. Luke's,
while also expanding the Diocesan commitment to health care.”
The name of the
System will be the St. Luke’s Health System.
The transaction is expected to be completed early this summer, subject
to obtaining required regulatory approvals. The Agreement includes the entire
Health System: the Texas Medical Center campus, as well as suburban hospital
locations in The Woodlands, Sugar Land, Pasadena and The Vintage. CHI has committed to maintain all current
physician models and all employees will continue to be employed by St. Luke’s.
CALENDAR REMINDERS
Adult Christian Education: The Resurrection by Bishop N.T.
Wright. Join us at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings as we explore the ideas of the
afterlife in the ancient world, what people during the time of Christ believed,
what the reality of the Resurrection means for us as Christians.
Community
Garden Meeting on Saturday, 20 April 2013: the next garden meeting between 10
a.m. and 2 p.m. We'll have potluck at noon, and try to get updates and do some
planning for the garden. I sent in the form to be on the Clean Galveston
Backyard Garden Tour on June 1 and 2.
3rdAnnual
St. Augustine’s BBQ, Saturday, 27 April 2013. Here is a link to the Houston
Press’s article about the upcoming event: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/
Please
remember everyone on our Prayer List, especially, Lou, Virginia, Hal, Hazel and
all of the victims of the bombings in Boston.
Your servant in Christ,
The Rev. Chester J.
Makowski+
St.
Augustine of Hippo Episcopal Church Galveston, Texas 77550
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