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AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (Español Abajo)
THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF
THE ANGLICAN CHURCH OF THE AMERICAS
WILL BE HELD AT
THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL OF THE ALPHA AND OMEGA
LUVERNE, ALABAMA U.S.A.
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
MARCH 25 & 26, 2011
BEGINNING WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST AT 6 P.M.
THE PREACHER WILL BE THE RT. REV. CASEY MINER
SATURDAY SESSIONS WILL BE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON ENDING C. 3 P.M.
ALL MEALS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CATHEDRAL PARISH
A SPECIAL OFFERING TO HELP DEFRAY COSTS WILL BE RECEIVED
ATTENDEES CAN MAKE RESERVATIONS AT THE RUTLEDGE INN, LUVERNE, ALABAMA AT 334-335-3050
the program for the convention will be sent when it is completed
on behalf of the most rev. prof. michael b. simmons, ph.d., and the cathedral parish of the alpha and omega, you are cordially welcome to the convention
un anuncio importante
la reunión internacional de
la iglesia anglicana de las américas
será el 25 & 26 de marzo 2011
en luverne, alabama EE.UU.
en la catedrál del alfa y omega
empezando con la celebración de la santa eucaristía a las 6 de la noche
el predicador será el reverendísimo casey miner
las sesiones del sábado serán en la mañana y la tarde terminando a las 3 de la tarde más o menos
todo la comida será dada por la paroquia de la catedrál
una ofrenda especial será recibida para ayudar con los gastos de la reunión
los asistentes pueden hacer resercaciones con el rutledge inn, luverne, alabama, teléfono 334-335-3050
el programa para la reunión será enviada cuando está preparado
en nombre del arzobispo michael b. simmons, ph.d. y la paroquia de la catedrál del alfa y omega ¡ustedes serán muy bienvenidos a la reunión internacional!
MISSION TO PERU
In October, Archbishop Michael B. Simmons led a team on an unprecedented mission for the Anglican Church of the Americas. The Bishop of Colombia, +Rosendo Usuga Higuita; and the Bishop of Brazil, +Jose Moreno, assisted him during his Archiepiscopal Visit to Peru. While there the following five major goals were accomplished:
1. Consecrated Padre Jesus+ Quiroz as a Missionary Bishop
2. Ordained five deacons; then ordained them priests
3. Established the New Missionary Diocese of the Resurrection in Lima, Peru
4. Registered the new diocese with the Peruvian government
5. Conducted several evangelistic services with an emphasis upon making new converts of youths and introduced them to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
Thank you for remembering this mission in your prayers.
The Archdiocese of the Alpha and Omega is elated to announce that the Most Rev. Robert Edmondson of the Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church and a retired Lt. General in the U.S. Army, is now a military chaplain endorsed by Archbishop Michael B. Simmons, Ph.D. Please find below a photo and bio of Archbishop Edmondson.
 Gratia vobis et pax a Deo Patre nostro et Domino Iesu Christo! (Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!)
By the Grace of God, Fr. Robert W. Edmondson was consecrated a bishop in historical Apostolic Succession on June 26th 2005. His lineages are derived from St. Peter, St. John the Evangelist , St. Andrew, St. Paul, St. James, and St. Thomas. Archbishop Samuel Guido, with four other bishops, consecrated Fr. Edmondson. Bishop Guidoís consecrators were The Most Reverends Peter Paul Brennan of the Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of the Americas, Nils Bertil Persson of the Episcopal Apostolic Church of Sweden, and Irl Gladfelter of the AngloLutheran Catholic Church and the Augustana Catholic Communion.
On August 23rd, 2005 Bishop Edmondson was elevated to Archbishop.
Main Apostolic Lineage - The Roman Catholic Rebiban Succession via The Duarte-Costa Lineage
Patron Saint, John the Evangelist
Ministry devoted to Our Lady of Fatima.
Motto, Pro Deo Et Ecclesia (For God and Church)
Ordination
Fr. Edmondson was baptized and confirmed Roman Catholic and joined the Protestant Episcopal Church in the late 1960's. He was ordained December 9th 1973 at Mountain Lakes , New Jersey. He was consecrated in Apostolic Succession as a Bishop on June 26, 2005 by Archbishops Samuel Guido, Jim Groover and other bishops of the Catholic Church (Lutheran Rite) at Slatington, Pennsylvania. On October 19th, 2006 he was reincardinated into the Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church, an Augustana Catholic Communion.
Ministry
As a minister of the Gospel , His Exellency served in parishes in Mountain Lakes, NJ, Peace Dale, RI, Jeffersonville, IN, and Louisville, KY. He also worked for the Rhode Island State Council of Churches. With nearly 30 years service to the US Army and Army Reserve, he served 16 years as a Chaplain. In addition he has served as a Civil Air Patrol Chaplain since 1975.
Episcopal (current)
Member Holy Synod of Bishops, Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church
Archbishop Ordinary, Archdiocese of Pittsburgh-Ohio Valley.
Vicar for Military and Veteran Affairs.
Bishop Director, Office for Promoting Christian Unity.
Chairman, Board of Governors, St Ambrose College
Secretary General, Augustana Catholic Communion
VICAR GENERAL OF ALCC as of January 5, 2009.
Education
Norwich University (Military College of Vermont), Bloomfield College, Drew University (Theological School) , Louisville Theological Seminary. Wittenberg Lutheran Seminary
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Divinity (MDiv), Master of Sacred Theology (STM), Doctor of Ministry (D. Min), Doctor of Theology (Th.D).
Honorary Degrees
Doctor of Divinity (DD), Concordia Theological Seminary.
Doctor of Humane Letters (LHD), Wittenberg Lutheran Seminary.
Military Service
Bishop Edmondson was Commissioned Second Lieutenant US Army, Corps of Engineer , 1968
Aide de Camp to commanding general of Corps of Engineers, 1968-70
Appointed to Chaplain Corps as a Chaplain, 1975
Unit Chaplain of the Year, 1985, Served as staff chaplain with 82nd Airborne Division, 18th Airborne Corps, Headquarters U.S. Army Reserve Officers Corps, Headquarters NATO. Exchange Officer to West German Defense Ministry and Royal Belgium Army. Depatment of the Army General Staff, Department of Defense, and Advisor to the President. Lt Gen Edmondson was promoted to his first star in 1997
Organizations
United States Service Corps, Deputy National Commander, Lieutenant General
Civil Air Patrol, Chaplain, Lieutenant Colonel
Honorary Colonel, State of Kentucky
Member, Order of St Ambrose
Member, Fraternal Priestly Society of Saint Peter
Our Church
We proclaim the Bishop of Rome to be successor of Peter and Holy Prophet, Seer, and Revelator. We accept his spiritual authority.
We proclaim our Church to be Catholic, not Protestant.
We seek reunion and communion with the Roman Catholic Church.
We accept the Apostolic Creed as a statement of our faith. We profess to be a confessional faith in the Lutheran tradition.
We believe that ecclesiastical and priestly authority are derived only through Apostolic authority, meaning the laying on of hands , in an unbroken link, from Jesus Christ.
We proclaim Episcopal authority to be the interpreter of Scripture, Dogma, and tradition, so far as bishops are inspired by the Holy Ghost.
We proclaim the evangelical tradition of the church, as founded by Jesus Christ and the Apostles.
We worship in a liturgical tradition and believe the Eucharist to be at the center of our worship life. We pray to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the Saints for intersession.
++ Bishop Edmondson
In Full Communion
Athanasian Catholic Church, Traditional Church of England, Traditional Church of Scotland(Episcopal), Traditional Church of England - Australia, Evangelical Marian Catholic Church
In closing we offer a daily prayer for Benedict XVI:
Oremus pro Pontifice nostro Benedicti. Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum fecit eum in terra, et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum eius. Amen
(Let us pray for Benedict our Pope. May the Lord preserve and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies).
THE ARCHIEPISCOPAL VISIT TO COLOMBIA
JULY 31-AUGUST 9, 2010
The Archiepiscopal Visit of the Most Revd. Prof. Michael B. Simmons, Ph.D., to Colombia from July 31-August 9, 2010, was very productive and fruitful. Archbishop Simmons presided over and preached at nine Masses in the metropolitan areas of Bogota, Medellin, and Bucaramanga. Most of the Masses were standing room only and they lasted on the average of three hours, one hour of which normally was spent in ministering in prayer and by the laying-on of hands, ministering the gifts of the Holy Spirit after the preaching of the Gospel. These times of invitation for prayer and blessings consisted of many people receiving personal blessings for such needs as healing, blessings for marriages and the family, financial prosperity, accepting Christ as one's personal Lord and Savior, blessings for students in colleges, and many more. In Bucaramanga, after a Mass of Prosperity where more than three-hundred people were in attendance, the Archbishop gave a live interview on a local television station concerning his visit to Colombia. One of the statements he made to the press was: "The Holy Spirit is doing a marvelous work here in Colombia." (El Espiritu Santo esta haciendo una obra maravillosa aqui en Colombia.")
The Archbishop met with a number of dignitaries in the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches of Colombia; the president of a Roman Catholic Seminary in the area of Antiochia; visited the parents and siblings of Bishop Rosendo far up in the mountains; administered the sacrament of Confirmation at a Mass in Medellin to twenty-two youths; blessed the horses and livestock at a horse ranch in Bello, Colombia, north of Medellin; met with a women's ministry group in Bucaramanga; participated in an interview of a ministerial candidate; heard confessions; visited the site of the future cathedral of the Diocese of Christ the Good Shepherd in Bogota; presided over and preached at a Mass far up in the mountains around Bogota at a refugee camp called Los Alpes, where he prayed for and blessed many of the poor people who lived there; met with several business leaders in Bogota; made hospital and home visits to pray for and bless the sick and those in need; met with the clergy of the Diocese of Christ the Good Shepherd in Bogota; enjoyed visiting various tourist and historical sites around Medellin and Bogota; strengthened the churches under his archiepiscopal care and ministry; renewed pre-existing relationships and made new friends, especially enjoying "Paisa," a traditional food, and the delicious fruit of the country - especially his favorite, Papaya - and the superb coffee which has made Colombia famous all over the world.
Archbishop Simmons is very grateful to Bishop Rosendo Usuga Higuita, his wife Claudia, their two daughters Lady and Lorena; Archdeacon Abrham of Medellin; and all the clergy and laity who made his Archiepiscopal visit to Colombia a wonderful time of blessings and enjoyable Christian fellowship. To God be the glory for the great things he has done.
January 6, 2010 Captain Doug Brown is awarded the Bronze Star. (Click image to see larger view)
The photos below concern the small chapel that will soon be dedicated at the Goya Anglican Mission in North Argentina. Deacon Maria Montenegro is the Pastor and a member of the Archdiocese of the Alpha and Omega.
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