The Episcopal Diocese of Maine Elects
The Rev. Canon Stephen Lane Bishop Coadjutor
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| The Rev. Canon Stephen Lane (more info here) |
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On Friday, October 26, 2007, the 188th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Maine elected The Rev. Canon Stephen Lane Bishop Coadjutor on the first ballot. Under the canons of the Episcopal Church, a majority of the bishops exercising jurisdiction and diocesan Standing Committees must consent to Lane's ordination as bishop. As Bishop Coadjutor, Lane will serve with the Right Reverend Chilton R. Knudsen, Bishop of Maine, until her planned retirement in 2008 and will then succeed her as the ninth Bishop of Maine. The diocese gratefully acknowledges the willingness and faithfulness of The Rev. Linda L. Grenz and The Rev. Debra Kissinger in walking with us on this journey. Our prayers are with them both as God continues to bless their ministries. |
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First Ballot
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| The Rev. Nancy Moore, President of the Standing Committee, calls The Rev. Stephen Lane with the good news. | |||||||||||||||
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To you, O Father, all hearts are open; fill, we pray, the heart of
this your servant whom you have chosen to be a bishop in your Church,
with such love of you and of all the people, that
he may feed and tend the flock of Christ, and exercise
without reproach the high priesthood to which you have called
him, serving before you day and night in the
ministry of reconciliation, declaring pardon in your Name, offering the
holy gifts, and wisely overseeing the life and work of the Church. In
all things may he present before you the
acceptable offering of a pure, and gentle, and holy life; through Jesus
Christ your Son, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and
power and glory in the Church, now and for ever. Amen. |
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| Additional information is available here. |