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Rector Announces his Retirement
The Rev. Dr. Prentice
Kinser III, Rector of St. James' Church, Montross, and St. Peter's
Church, Oak Grove, has announced that he will retire on November 1,
2010. This has been approved by both vestries and by the Bishop of the
Diocese of Virginia, The Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston. Dr. and Mrs. Kinser
will move to Ashland, Virginia. He hopes to have time to
travel and relax for a while, do some Sunday Supply service, and he
may finish another book that has been in the works for a few
years. Click here to see his full retirement
letter.
The combined vestries met
on July 8 and have begun a process of selecting a Search
Committee. The Search Committee will be composed of four members
of St. James' Church and four members of St. Peter's Church.
Details will follow.
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Special
thanks to Wayland Carter at St. Peter's Church for bringing and
wearing all of his
fire fighting outfit (very hot) to help handle the flames of Pentecost
at St. Peter's.
And
special thanks to Eddie Weston, Chief of the Montross Volunteer Fire Department
for bringing his fire fighting outfit, and thanks to Rob
Zimmerman for
wearing all of that
equipment (very hot) to help handle the flames of Pentecost at St.
James'.
These
were very brave souls to follow their half-crazy priest and allow the
winds of the Holy Sprit to blow where they might!
To
see a few photos of that special event, go to: http://www.two-day.com/sjsp/2010_pentecost_photos.htm
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Next Concerts:
Music of the German Baroque
Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Time: 3:00pm
at St. Peter's Episcopal Church
2961 King's Highway
Oak Grove, VA 22443
Church Office Phone:(804)-493-8285
Admission: A freewill offering will be taken at intermission.
Oakland Nights Music Series
Friday, January 21st, 2011
Time: 7:30-9:00pm
Washington's Camerata will perform a light program
at the Historic Oakland Mansion's ballroom
in conjunction with the Oakland Nights Music Series
Oakland Mansion
5430 Vantage Point Rd.
Columbia, MD
Phone: (410)-730-4744
website: www.historic-oakland.com/events
contact: tcvillage@columbiavillages.org
Admission: Free and open to the public, but donations are appreciated.
About Washington's Camerata
Washington’s
Camerata was formed in 2009 and serves as Artists-in-Residence for the
historic Washington Parish located at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.
The ensemble, featuring flutists Alicia Kosack, Kelly Kazik, and
Sarah McIver, and harpsichordist Elena Tsai, is dedicated to the
performance of music of the 17th and 18th
centuries and, especially, that of early flutes. The group’s unique instrumentation and innovative
programming bring charming and rarely heard music to life in an historic
space.
The current building of St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church was consecrated in 1848 to house the Washington Parish, which was
first organized in 1661. The
parish was home to the Washington, Monroe, and Lee families.
St.
Peter’s Episcopal Church is located at 2961 King’s Highway, Oak
Grove, VA 22443.
For more information, please see
their web site at www.washingtonscamerata.com,
or email washingtonscamerata@yahoo.com.
To contact the church office phone, please call 804-493-8285.
Dr. Kelly Kazik serves as the Organist and Choir Director for St.
Peter's Church. She has noted, "I have been studying baroque music and
specifically historical instrument performance for over 15 years. This
music is a passion of mine. On a personal note, I am a bit of a
genealogy enthusiast and am directly related to two patriots of the
American Revolution." She says that "the thought of being able to put
history and music together in an authentic space is very exciting!" The
Rector and Vestry of St. Peter's Church are also excited about this
addition to our parish music program and the contribution it will make
to our community.
Photo by Robert McIver
Left to right: Elena Tsai, Sarah McIver, Alicia
Kosack, Kelly Kazik
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We are pleased to announce that we have a new webmaster:
Daniel Gooch, a member of St. James' Church, has volunteered to
gradually take over the duties of maintaining our parish web site as Dr.
Kinser prepares to retire on November 1st. Continue to send
announcements to Dr. Kinser until this transition is completed.
Special thanks to Daniel. We look forward to seeing his
contributions to this site.
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We hope you will "bookmark" this page and return frequently to check for
more announcements. We will try to update on a regular basis.
Parishioners can send announcements to Dr. Kinser via email
or by regular mail. Also check our "Announcements"
page for other parish events.
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