Central NY: Ordinations conclude division-plagued Episcopal diocese convention
Give yourselves away and don't lose heart, the five newest deacons are told.
Sunday, November 20, 2005
By Renée K. Gadoua Staff writer

Jesus sat at the same table as his betrayer, Bishop Gladstone "Skip" Adams reminded five new Episcopal deacons Saturday.

The newest servants of the church must model that behavior for the whole church, he said.
"We need this witness from you among us because we are in fear," Adams said, listing diocesan divisions, the future of the Anglican Communion, financial problems, declining church populations, and war and natural disasters as sources of anxiety.

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