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The Canticle June 2010 June 2010 T HE C ANTICLE We have a new priest! The Rev. Joseph Alsay joins St. Augustine Episcopal Church on July 1. From Tulsa to OKC: Father Joseph Alsay St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church 14700 N. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73134 (405) 751‐7874 http://staugustine. episcopaloklahoma .org/ Editor’s note: The Bishop sent out an announcement about the calling of Fr. Joseph Alsay: Dear Friends, St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, Oklahoma City has issued a call to the Rev. Joseph Alsay to serve as their next Rector. Joseph Alsay comes to St. Augustine from Trinity, Tulsa where he has served as Assistant Rector since 2005. Fr. Alsay also presently serves as Chaplain to Canterbury at Tulsa University. Prior to his time in Oklahoma, Fr. Joseph served congregations in Philadelphia and Chicago. Fr. Alsay received his M.Div. from The Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, IL. Fr. Alsay is married to Cecelia and they have 3 children, Corinthia, Zoe and Zipporah. Fr. Alsay will begin his ministry at St. Augustine on July 1. Please join me in congratulating Joseph in his new call. Faithfully, Bishop Ed Editor’s note: When Father Alsay came to Trinity Episcopal Church, in Tulsa in 2006, this profile was written on him and his plans for Trinity. We are reprinting it here, but hope to update it soon with our own profile. (Connie Cronley at wrote this profile shortly after he arrived at Trinity, Tulsa.) It is traditional for Trinity Episcopal Church in Tulsa, Okla., to have curates, but last summer, Trinity made a bit of church history when the Rev. Joseph Alsay joined the See Fr. Alsay on page 3
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Wehaveanewpriest!TheRev.JosephAlsayjoinsSt.AugustineEpiscopalChurchonJuly1.
FromTulsatoOKC:FatherJosephAlsay
St.AugustineofCanterburyEpiscopalChurch
14700N.MayAve.OklahomaCity,OK73134
(405)751‐7874http://staugustine.episcopaloklahoma.org/
Editor’snote:TheBishopsentoutanannouncementaboutthecallingofFr.JosephAlsay:
DearFriends,
St.AugustineofCanterburyEpiscopalChurch,OklahomaCityhasissuedacalltotheRev.JosephAlsaytoserveastheirnextRector.JosephAlsaycomestoSt.AugustinefromTrinity,TulsawherehehasservedasAssistantRectorsince2005.
Fr.Alsayalsopresentlyserves
asChaplaintoCanterburyatTulsaUniversity.PriortohistimeinOklahoma,Fr.JosephservedcongregationsinPhiladelphiaandChicago.Fr.AlsayreceivedhisM.Div.fromTheLutheranSchoolofTheologyinChicago,IL.
Fr.AlsayismarriedtoCeceliaandtheyhave3children,Corinthia,ZoeandZipporah.Fr.AlsaywillbeginhisministryatSt.AugustineonJuly1.
PleasejoinmeincongratulatingJosephinhisnewcall.
Faithfully,BishopEd
Editor’snote:WhenFatherAlsaycametoTrinityEpiscopalChurch,inTulsain2006,thisprofilewaswrittenonhimandhisplansforTrinity.Wearereprintingithere,buthopetoupdateitsoonwithourownprofile.
(ConnieCronleyatwrotethisprofileshortlyafterhearrivedatTrinity,Tulsa.)
ItistraditionalforTrinityEpiscopalChurchinTulsa,Okla.,tohavecurates,butlastsummer,TrinitymadeabitofchurchhistorywhentheRev.JosephAlsayjoinedthe
SeeFr.Alsayonpage3
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Birthdays
8/1GenieStone
6/1LillianTison
6/8MichelleMadsen
6/13ArrianeRodriguez
5/15DianaLauffer
6/24LindaTrammell
6/25RickyWomack
6/26YvetteWalker
6/28JodyWelch
Anniversaries
6/3MichelleandAlanHasenfratz6/20AngeliqueandRonaldChamberlain6/20AverilandLeonardSteedman6/20JodyandRichardWelch6/30KarenandSamHallYourdatenothere?Letusknow!
CAROLSHANAHANArtShowinginthePaseoDistrict.HerworkwillbeshowntheentiremonthofJuneinspace#7.CheckthePaseowebsitefortheexact
location.
http://www.thepaseo.com
Carolisafantasticartistmakingitwortheveryoneinthechurchtotaketimeouttogoviewherwork.
SUMMERCHRISTIANFORMATION
NoSundaySchool
ClassesforChildrenorYouth
Children'sChapelWILLmeeteachSundayat
10:00am
73rdDiocesanConventionofTheEpiscopalDioceseofOklahoma
http://www.episcopaloklahoma.org/doc/Welcome_Letter
November5‐6,2010
November4‐PreconventionFellowshipandWorship
TheReedCenter,MidwestCity,Oklahoma
Hosts:St.John'sEpiscopalChurch,OklahomaCityand
St.Christopher'sEpiscopalChurch,MidwestCity
GuildofSt.George
JUNE:Soupand
RamenNoodles
SPECIALEVENTFORMOTHERLYNN
MotherLynnhasbeenawelcomeadditionto
St.AugustineofCanterbury.Sheleavesus,ingoodhands,onJune30.Wewillmissher.Pleasecometoaspecial
brunchonSunday,June27,tocommemorateherstay.Signupsheetsareinthe
churchlobby.Pleasebesuretoattendthisspecialday.
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downtownTulsaparishasacurate.HeisAfrican‐AmericanandLutheran.
Thismomentouseventispossible,saidthechurchrector,theRev.StephenMcKee,becausetheEpiscopalChurchandtheEvangelicalLutheranChurchofAmericahaveafullexchangeofministersandsacraments.
OnechurchinOklahomahasanEpiscopalpriestservingaLutherancongregation,McKeesaid,butTrinitywillbeoneofthefewchurcheswithaLutheranministeronstaff.ThatAlsayisanAfrican‐Americanservinginapredominantlywhiteparishisevenmoreunusual.HeisthefirstblackmemberoftheclergytoserveatTrinity.
Alsaydidn’tcometoTrinitybecauseofhisdenominationorhisrace,McKeesaid.Hebringsexceptionalgifts.Heisoutgoingandevangelical.HeisanativeTulsanwithsolidrootsintheblackcommunity.Hebringsdiversitytoourparish.Furthermore,heunderstandsandappreciatestheEpiscopalliturgy.
Alsay’sresponsibilities(whenhe
startedatTrinity)includedevelopingparishhospitalityandevangelism.Aspartofthepastoralstaff,hepreachesandteachesclasses.
Ordainedincathedral
Beingafirstisnothingnewtothecurate.WhenhewasordainedAug.6attheEpiscopalcathedralinPhiladelphia,itwassaidhewasthe
“AtOklahomaBaptistUniversity,weattendedchapeleveryday,”Fr.Joesaid,“butSundays,IbribedmyroommatewithapizzatodrivemetoanEpiscopalchurch.”
firstLutherantobeordainedinanEpiscopalcathedral.WhenheservedatthePrinceofPeaceLutheranChurchinTulsawhileattendingPhillipsTheologicalSeminary,hewasthefirstlicensedministeroftheWordandSacramentsintheArkansasandOklahomaSynod.
HisordinationinPhiladelphiawascelebratedatnoon,attendedbythreebishopsandotherclergy,
includingMcKee.At10a.m.thatsameday,hewasmarriedinthecathedraltoCeceliaGray,anativeofPhiladelphiaandasocialworker.Areceptionwasheldbetweentheservices.
Alsay,(now36),saidheknewatage5thathewantedtobeapreacher.Hepreachedhisfirstsermonatage13attheProgressiveBaptistChurchinTulsafromtheGenesisstoryofAbrahambuildingaltars.
Thefledglingpreacherwassoshortatthattimethathehadtostandonastackofplatformsandhisvoice,hesaid,washigh‐pitched.“Mymother,withthesharpearsofateacher,heardsomeonesay,‘Thatwasmorelikeaspeechthanasermon.Hedidn’thaveanyhoopandholler.’Ihavehoopnow,”Alsaysaid,“butIdidn’tthen.”
AlthoughraisedintheBaptistfaith,hesaidhealwayshadbeenattractedtoaliturgicalchurch.“AtOklahomaBaptistUniversity,weattendedchapeleveryday,”hesaid,“butSundaysIbribedmyroommatewithapizzatodrivemetoanEpiscopalchurch.”
‐‐ReprintedfromtheEpiscopalLifearchive.
2006ProfileonFatherJosephAlsay(continuedfrompage1).ReprintedfromEpiscopalLifeOnline
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Anychild3andunderMUSTbeaccompaniedbyanadultatalltimes.TeenHelpersmusthave
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Sunday,July25followingthe10:00amServicewillbethe
"REDCARPETAFFAIRBRUNCH"FORTHEENTIREPARISH!
Afterbrunchthechildrenwillviewtheirfirst"movie"(about20min.)andmaketheir1stcraft:Thatwill
needadultassistance
MusicwithPeri~GroupPhoto
ChefoftheDay:CHADYARBROUGH
Cost:ByDonation
July26‐28
LightMeal5:45pm‐6:25pmforchildren,helpers(&parents
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Movie~Music~Crafts~Snacks
8:15pmClosingCircle
Wednesday,July28
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